river ribble

[wiganstu]

thought i would start a separate ribble thread for a few reports

fished last night from 8pm till 12 am , managed to land 7 barbs , lost 1 to a hook pull ,

nothing massive , but good sport all the same , biggest maybe 7 1/2lb

water temps up significantly from the last 2 weeks , going from 14's to 19.4 degs last night , this explains the up turn in sport for me

stu

[drynetter]

Originally Posted by wiganstu

thought i would start a separate ribble thread for a few reports

fished last night from 8pm till 12 am , managed to land 7 barbs , lost 1 to a hook pull ,

nothing massive , but good sport all the same , biggest maybe 7 1/2lb

water temps up significantly from the last 2 weeks , going from 14's to 19.4 degs last night , this explains the up turn in sport for me

stu

More Barbel.... I'm gonna have to get myself down to a river that holds them pronto.

8 in 4 hours (including the hook pull) is more than good sport I'd say.

Well done.

[kevw]

A good night by the sound of it Stu

[wiganstu]

big rise in water temps over the lat week or so has jump started the fishing to be honest

i had 8 on tuesday from a similar area ,

only reason i went back was to test drive a reel im considering buying

[wiganstu]

had another go yesterday


much slower over all , 3 babrs and 2 chub
water temp 22 degs

[wiganstu]

took my youngest to a so called easier stretch today

blanked ,

water temps down a lot from mid week

[wiganstu]

another shocker yesterday

fished most of the day , stick , pin and maggot then barbel rods late on

finished with 3 barbs , taking 2 in the last 5 mins as i was packing up

time for a change

[whogotmelighter]

venue or tactics??

[wiganstu]

venue

went on the severn yesterday , upped my pb for that river by a few ounces

[kevw]

Nice one Stu

Just back off hol and hoping to be back on the river in a couple of weeks, got a pass to head south for the the Bank Hol weekend

[whogotmelighter]

Originally Posted by wiganstu

venue

went on the severn yesterday , upped my pb for that river by a few ounces

nice one, is the ribble club controled or day ticket??

[wiganstu]

bulk of it is club controlled , but there are day ticket stretches ,

tickled trout and ribchester being 2

[wiganstu]

managed a couple of short sessions over the weekend

1st was a roving trip with a mate , tried various baits , rolling meat etc , barbel didnt want to play , but i landed a 1lb 10 oz roach on meat , size 4 hook and 10lb hooklink !
i finished with 3 or 4 chub and the roach , mate had 3 chub and broke his rod

went back alone yesterday , plonked myself in 1 spot , had a nice barb within 5 mins , around 6lb got steady action through the session taking 2 around 6 , 2 x 5's and a 4lber ish , pulled out of something that felt decent

[drynetter]

Originally Posted by wiganstu

managed a couple of short sessions over the weekend

1st was a roving trip with a mate , tried various baits , rolling meat etc , barbel didnt want to play , but i landed a 1lb 10 oz roach on meat , size 4 hook and 10lb hooklink !
i finished with 3 or 4 chub and the roach , mate had 3 chub and broke his rod

went back alone yesterday , plonked myself in 1 spot , had a nice barb within 5 mins , around 6lb got steady action through the session taking 2 around 6 , 2 x 5's and a 4lber ish , pulled out of something that felt decent

Nice one mate, every time I read your reports I get a little voice in my head saying I should have a dabble on the Rivers for the Barbs.

I'm sure the missus will be more than pleased

Good stuff, well done.

[wiganstu]

its more family freindly than carp fishing imho ,

when i was into the carp , i wouldnt dream of doing a session of say 4 hours , but that amount of time is more than enough on the running stuff

so you get to go more often