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A whole year had passed since my brace of double-figure barbel from the Wye at Ross, so I decided to go back and have another go. To my amazement, it happened again:

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this one was the best-conditioned fish I've ever caught, of any species, and weighed in at 12lb.

It came from the public stretch, below the Royal Hotel, and took two halibut pellets on a hair-rig.

You meet all kinds of animal on the riverbank.

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Nice one :thumbs:

 

Will you back next year? Or is that a silly question :D

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Yes a nice fish, but what’s with this shoving fingers into the mouths of fish for a photo, is it some kind of perversion that’s passed me by?

Noticed it on the odd photo, carp seem to be atractive for this behaviour but don’t see too many pike anglers doing it.

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Respect Pangolin but your pic just shows how deceptive photo's are as I wouldn't have said that fish was over 8lb, it looks slim'ish (no belly) and not very long.

Fair comment, although a little green-tinged, I expect! Perhaps you mistakenly think I am a small specimen, myself... I had to hold the fish against my chest because it wasn't keen to pose: thumb in the mouth for that reason too (stops the fish shaking its head). Compared to last year's it was a very deep-bellied fish: took 15 mins to land, even with the Grey's Prodigy rod.

I will go back again, next year, if not before: I recommend the Royal Hotel, which you can book with Tesco vouchers, too. It doesn't own the fishery, but it's right by the river

You meet all kinds of animal on the riverbank.

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Fair comment, although a little green-tinged, I expect! Perhaps you mistakenly think I am a small specimen, myself... I had to hold the fish against my chest because it wasn't keen to pose: thumb in the mouth for that reason too (stops the fish shaking its head). Compared to last year's it was a very deep-bellied fish: took 15 mins to land, even with the Grey's Prodigy rod.

I will go back again, next year, if not before: I recommend the Royal Hotel, which you can book with Tesco vouchers, too. It doesn't own the fishery, but it's right by the river

 

 

No green tinge i'm afraid, my PB is 14lb 8 ounces B) . Being honest the size of the fish was pure luck, it could just as easily been a 2lber. As I said your fish doesn't look it's weight, i'm not trying to say it didn't weigh 12lb but just pointed out how decieving pic's can be ;) .

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As I said your fish doesn't look it's weight, i'm not trying to say it didn't weigh 12lb but just pointed out how decieving pic's can be ;) .

 

Pays to hold a fish at arm's length and use a wide angle lens, like the carp boys do :rolleyes: !

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