River Derwent Double, That's A Wrap!!
On the quiet a plan has been slowly building to do a small tour of some of t' northern rivers, chiefly the R.Derwent but also one or two of the lesser known waterways where Barbel do reside and more importantly, double figure Barbel. The last few weeks I've spent collating info where I can and also a couple of local anglers have given me snippets of info to go on, for example what club books are hooey and what ones are worth investing in. Before I made the 204 mile trip to the Dearne sandwiched in between Barnsley and Rotherham an impromptu diversion was made to the R.Lea, of course good Barbel are known to live here so I really fancied my chances of getting off to a great start. After getting lost and costing me 40 minutes of extra walking I finally reached the area I had earmarked to fish ( google earth is your friend, that is of course the map is the correct way up....), with that very very blonde moment firmly behind me I got to finding the potential fish holding areas
I've come to the conclusion that soft baits are even more addictive purchase wise than floats, plugs or spinners, I've had to ban myself from looking :)
ReplyDeleteI've been reframing from buying for about 4 months but I just couldn't resist any longer, I hope they catch something!
DeleteI have to say im not a fan of buying tackle on line as im more of a buy on sight kinda guy, but do own a handful of those jelly fish lures with the hook outa the top, resulting in a few good catches. Pike to 19lbs at Broadlands, perch to 4lb 2oz on the thames and an 11lb Zander also on the Thames. A great lure.
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