Parlour Pool Part 1

This is the Parlour pool on the famous royalty fishery on the hampshire Avon. Although I think that the fishery is actually in Dorset. Richard Walker and I arrived last night at about 9:30pm, checked in and met fellow angler Lee Sinfield who as it turns out is a cracking lad. I’ve also bumped into fellow ABF member Stuart Sprigings who is fishing the pipes swim.

I droppered 40 medium droppers of caster and hemp and left the swim for an hour and a half but as yet have not had a knock. My bottom rod is baited with a home made boilie wrapped in paste and in a clearing between 2 large weed beds. I have introduced a few chunks of paste and 6 crushed boilies in a pva bag and I will be leaving this in for 3 hours at a time. The river is very low and clear and the only fish I’ve spotted are 3 large chub in Lee’s swim earlier.

Before fishing I walked the entire fishery and it is definitely a special place. So in reality it’s more about being here than actually catching fish, I’ve been fishing for 3 hours without a touch but I have a good feeling. I’ll let you know how I do, besides this quiet period allows me to watch the buzzards and egrets, the egrets certainly make a change.

I bet that Rich Walker gets one, he’s nearly as lucky as hobby!

Bye for now.

Stuart gets one

I had a walk down to see Stuart down quite literally under the pipes and 5 minutes after I arrived his top rod whacked round resulting in a lovely coloured and feisty 7lb barbel. For a change I took an action shot on the iPhone. Nice bend in the rod and I’m concentrating now