The
weather was perfect for the second barbel teach-in, overcast, wet and
warm with the river carrying a slight colour after recent rain.
Unfortunately the barbel had other ideas as none showed up till 10pm.
Just one 5lb plus chub was obliging with the odd chub bite missed and
one good fish lost from a hook pull.
One
unnerving point came when saying farewell to James in the third field
down as I turned around to see an oversized cat around 30 yards away
staring at us. This was at 9.50pm so it was quite dark, but we both
agreed it was definitely a cat and as it strolled downstream to get
away from us shining our head torches, every now and again stopping
to look back, it seemed to get bigger! I have heard stories of other
anglers witnessing a big black cat but this is my first sighting and
I’m sure it was a wild cat as it was to far away from any
buildings. On a more assuring note it was also brilliant to see a
barn owl working the field behind, once common on this stretch of
river but unfortunately the first I’ve witnessed for a few years
now.
Obviously
the six anglers learnt a few new skills as the following morning I
received a picture of a 9lb 14oz barbel that had been landed after I
left plus news that an even bigger one had thrown the hook close to
the net.
Tight
lines to all the anglers that were involved and please keep me
informed on how you get on during the forth coming months.
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