A couple of hours on the Bristol Avon

[Greenheart]

Had a couple of hours to spare last Wednesday, so I though i'd nip up to the river Avon free strech at Bradford on Avon. Grabbed a pint of mixed maggots from Haines angling & a tin of luncheon meat from the larder & was on the bank by about 4.30pm. Target species were Chub, Dace, Bleak & Minnow for the species hunt. There was another guy fishing where I had hoped to fish, but told me he was just packing up as the fishing was slow. The lack of rain meant there was very little flow. He pointed out the areas that he had baited up, wished me luck & departed.

My first line of attack was wag & mag. But that just resulted in a bleak a chuck. Not that I minded, as bleak were on my target list.

I'd seen some big roach moving in the streamer weed at my feet, so I lowered my bait down among the weed & immediately started to catch some of these....

Minnows, another target species....
It was obvious that i'd never feed off the hordes of bleak to try for a dace, so I catapulted in a few free samples of luncheon meet & set up a ledger outfit. A quick cast to the far bank lily pads soon had me pulling in some hard fighting little chub. Nothing big, but good sport non the less. Bananna Steve & Simon N paid me a visit around 9 pm and took a quick photo

All in all a successful day on the points front & a nice way to spend an evening. Only down side was the local BOA canoe club who have total disregard for other river users & ploughed straight through my swim without bothering to slow down or move over Just can't believe how ignorant this lot are. No big fish to report, but still a successful day rounded off with a kebab & cider supper....

[Maddison_Twatter]

well done m8, I was in warminster for two years and I cant believe I never fished the Avon

[tjnorton]

Looks like a super place to fish ian. It's a shame other people are not as considerate. It's a public water way. Maybe a 4oz lead would change their minds??

tj

[pingu]

nice one ian
steve will be glad not to see your knees this time

[fishypaul]

well done ian,i had the same trouble with canoes a while back,
i found an " accidental " pouchful of maggots sprayed over them helped keep them away

[Simon N]

Well Done Ian. Your Lucky Steve Didnt Throw The Camera In So You Couldnt Claim The Points From The Session.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

nice one mate looks a lovely stretch of river

[BoldBear]

Great report Ian, what a smashing looking stretch of river.

[blackwater]

Well done, nice report and pics... You have to deal with canoeists it wasnt too long ago i had to deal with speed boats and jet-skis , they really show no respect towards us fishermen.

[KABBYCHRIS]

Well done lovely looking stretchof the river