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Showing posts with label Perch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perch. Show all posts
Saturday, 4 November 2023

Specimen roach quest

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I had never managed a really big roach. Like many, I had caught some nice ones over the years but a 2 pounder had never graced my net albeit...
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Sunday, 31 October 2021

Perchy Ponderings

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With autumn upon us, I decided to target some river perch. The venue was a middle Severn stretch that I have fished on many occasions over t...
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Sunday, 14 April 2019

Perch bring spring action

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With almost a month passing since the close of the river season I was beginning to get a few withdrawal symptoms. With the weather still coo...
Monday, 12 November 2018

Autumn Perch and Chub

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The end of October coincided with high pressure meaning cold nights and bright days. Despite having the week off, I still ended up having to...
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Friday, 21 September 2018

August Catch Up - Wye and Warks Avon

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August finally saw the heatwave leave our shores and with that the rivers were once again fair game. I love this time of year. You can sense...
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Sunday, 25 March 2018

An afternoon down the canal

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What a contrast to seven days ago. This time last week the UK was gripped by sub-zero temperatures and a covering of snow. Today was a glori...
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Tuesday, 20 March 2018

New PB Perch

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My focus had switched to perch now that the rivers were out of bounds. A catch up with a couple of friends saw us head to a stillwater that ...
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Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Summer catch up

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After a summer break, I have spent the last two weeks catching up by fishing the Warks Avon and the middle Severn. I've fished some less...
Friday, 23 December 2016

The search for a big river perch - A tale of woe

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The last twelve months have seen me finally get amongst some perch. Thanks to some help with locating some stillwaters with potential, I hav...
Saturday, 10 December 2016

Perching

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With the rivers still cold and uninviting, a perch trip was planned to a small pond that has produced some reasonable fish in the past. Ta...
Wednesday, 2 November 2016

A week of fishing

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The last few weeks have been a quiet affair as far as fishing goes. But with a week off I was able to get out and about and do a bit of catc...
Monday, 5 September 2016

The rough with the smooth

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I ventured to the lower Severn on Saturday evening. I was in no rush to cast a line as most bites have been coming late on. I eventually set...
Friday, 2 September 2016

Perch and chub make up for a barbel drought

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It's all been a bit quiet for me in recent weeks. A trip to the lower Severn resulted in a blank. I was quite confident on arrival as th...
Friday, 1 April 2016

More perch success and a fisherman's tale

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With my tench campaign just around the corner I am close to concluding my perch chapter for the season. So a second visit to the stillwater ...
Sunday, 20 March 2016

Perch: Two personal bests

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There's never been a better time to catch big perch, After years of neglect, autumn saw me have my first real go culminating in Severn 2...
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Monday, 22 February 2016

Back for Perch

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I can't deny it's been a tough few weeks. A couple of river blanks and some failed perch expeditions meant it had been a lean month ...
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Wednesday, 23 December 2015

In search of specimen perch

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The best carp was around 4lb After blanking on a perfect looking Warwickshire Avon at the weekend, a change of plan was the order of the...