Saturday 6 August 2011

Holt Fleet Weir

Fished Holt Fleet today, the first time for Barbel have fished at the end of the season for pike but that's a different story. Arrived at the island a little later than planned at 5.15am and the weir peg was gone so my son and I set up in the next 2 pegs downstream.

Set up with normal feeder tactics using a 18in 10lb IQ2 flourocarbon hooklink with hair rigged corn on a size 12 hook . Within minutes i was getting indications/bites so i recast to the same spot and within seconds I had a good pull on the tip and i was in. The fight was nothing spectacular and i thought it was a chub only to see it was a decent Bream bout 4lb, not my favourite fish due to the bucket loads of slime and the stinky net afterwards but its better than blanking. The guy on the weir said he'd had a few since he'd arrived which seemed odd as he was fishing in the wash which i would have thought would be too quick for them. Shows what i know!!!. My son Reece who hadn't caught a Bream before was pleased when it was his turn. He's welcome to them.


we didn't have anything else until bout 9am when i had another bream yippee.!!! Then we both had a couple of chub.





I called it a day at 11.30am as it was a bit of an anti climax after yesterday on the Teme but will have to return when there's a bit more water on

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