Finally cracked it completely by accident.
Last Friday instead of being in France for the Rugby I had a complete break from work and went fishing at last.
My intended swim was out of the question although it was a lovely sunny day a bitter cold was blowing right in my face. I finally settled in the well known Garden swim at Shardlow just above Cavendish bridge, it was one of the few places I could get down the bank out of the wind.
I went for a two rod set up, one with pellet and the other with the good old lobworm. Never had a rap on the pellet but the worm produced 3 chub up to four pounds, four perch two around half a pound one about 12oz and a beauty of just over 2. At 2.15pm I latched into a bigger fish and finally slipped the net under a nice winter barbel of 6-4. Pleased as punch as I didn't really expect a barbel from that swim.
N.B. I wouldn't normall name specific pegs but as this one is that well known and the water is strictly members only I can't see as it really matters.
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He who hunts with the owl by night shall not soar with the eagle by day
Last Friday instead of being in France for the Rugby I had a complete break from work and went fishing at last.
My intended swim was out of the question although it was a lovely sunny day a bitter cold was blowing right in my face. I finally settled in the well known Garden swim at Shardlow just above Cavendish bridge, it was one of the few places I could get down the bank out of the wind.
I went for a two rod set up, one with pellet and the other with the good old lobworm. Never had a rap on the pellet but the worm produced 3 chub up to four pounds, four perch two around half a pound one about 12oz and a beauty of just over 2. At 2.15pm I latched into a bigger fish and finally slipped the net under a nice winter barbel of 6-4. Pleased as punch as I didn't really expect a barbel from that swim.
N.B. I wouldn't normall name specific pegs but as this one is that well known and the water is strictly members only I can't see as it really matters.
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He who hunts with the owl by night shall not soar with the eagle by day