Farnham Angling Society
1st Barbel Teach-in – Monday June 29th
2015
Arriving at 5pm at
the river Loddon at Stanford End it seemed that at last the English
summer has arrived, great for a sun tan but absolutely hopeless for
catching numbers of barbel during the hours of daylight.
After a brief
explanation of rigs and bait all six anglers set off for a tour of
the river with myself pointing out all of the fish holding areas,
however shade was going to play a massive part in swim choice as the
temperature was now into the mid twenties.
Anglers then made
their swim choice and settled in with myself doing my best to sit
with each angler and help set up and answer any questions.
It was a swim that produced for myself
on the weekend that saw the first fish landed, a personal best chub
weighing 5lb 4oz for Chris Davies. I was actually sitting chatting
when the bite came and was at hand to land, weigh and photograph his
catch. Things then went somewhat quiet with two fish being lost, both
thought to be chub.
It wasn’t until the sun had
disappeared and dusk was setting in that the first and only barbel
was caught, one a shade under 9lb and a Loddon first for Richard
Blake. I’m sure if the anglers had stayed on into darkness that a
few more would have shown however on such a muggy night and after
arriving early and roving around the temperature had taken its toll
on us all. I also witnessed a couple of barbel twisting and turning
on a gravely bottom with no interest in food so it also looked as if
they were going through their spawning ritual.
It was, as usual a
great evening and its always good to get some feedback. Here are a
few words from Chris that followed -
Hi
Duncan;
I
just wanted to say many thanks indeed for imparting your expertise
yesterday. It was gratefully received and I know that all
participants found it very enlightening. I was also pleased that you
were on hand to witness and land a P B Chub for me!
Kind
regards.
Chris.
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