A Cold Day On The Upper Kennet

Catfish Virgin (Still!) · #1 11-12-2007, 08:55 PM

Went to the Upper Kennet near Newbury today, it was a cold start to the day, perhaps Winter is arriving at last!

The bright sun and clear skies quickly got rid of the frost but the fishing was hard. Did manage a couple of small grayling and the resident brown trout were quite obliging:

In the late afternoon I had a suprise when this decent bream came to the net from a swim only a couple of feet deep:

Quite a hard days fishing but the location and the fact that I wasn't at work more than made up for it.

pingu · #2 11-12-2007, 09:20 PM

;ovely post and pics
espescially the first pic thats a cracker

dave

Fishing Forum Admin · #3 11-13-2007, 06:13 AM

Hard going but cracking pictures and the fish look in great condition

Norfolkboy · #4 11-13-2007, 09:59 AM

Looks a lovely stretch of water

Droppenfish · #5 11-13-2007, 11:04 AM

well done, super fish and super pics...

DevonPaul · #6 11-13-2007, 11:59 AM

nice bream mate. im jealous!

Vagabond · #7 11-13-2007, 12:18 PM

Good report, nice location, excellent pictures and a good result. Well done.

mithrandir · #8 11-13-2007, 03:35 PM

Well done Neil, so you have done the reccy, did you pre bait the pansy pool?

How do you reckon a small maggot feeder and a quivertip will do there, as that is my preferred tactics for the weekend?

See you Saturday.

Mike

Twiddler · #9 11-13-2007, 05:36 PM

Well done Neil, some lovely fish, hope you pre-baited a good swim for me for Saturday

I managed to borrow a CP with line guard from Peter, so I'll have another go

Catfish Virgin (Still!) · #10 11-13-2007, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mithrandir

How do you reckon a small maggot feeder and a quivertip will do there, as that is my preferred tactics for the weekend?

Hi Mike, it was just me and another angler on the whole fishery yesterday. I bumped into him a couple of times throughout the day and he was concentrating on that exact method. He did catch but only brown trout!

What grayling I did get came from the faster shallower water rather than the slower paced stretches. I reckon most fish were in cover, close to rushes, trees and the like (it being very clear and bright), so I would say the mini feeder or straight lead should work well.

"Pansy Pool" is on the Denford Fishery and I'll be heading for that particular spot on Saturday.

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