njb51
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What a beautiful looking barbel!
Nice one, ****y!
Nice one, ****y!
Typical Teme Tiger
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Fred Bonney
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You could have got it a little closer to the camera ****ie/forum/smilies/wink_smiley.gif
I'm told it's a bit quiet down there at the moment, lovelylooking fish.
I'm told it's a bit quiet down there at the moment, lovelylooking fish.
Nice one ****y; Also nice to see that you hold the fish over an unhooking mat.
Well done mate.
Well done mate.
Terrific fish ****y, I'm jealous!
I've not taken an Avon Barbel for over 25 years so I hope to put that to rights this season.
I've not taken an Avon Barbel for over 25 years so I hope to put that to rights this season.
Graham Whatmore
Senior Member
Bet that gave you a bit of a scrap in the restricted water of the Teme ****y, worth it though eh!
You had better luck than me mate I fished the Teme last week at Stanford Bridge and not a barbel to be seen in the whole of the length, worth every minute just to be there though.
You had better luck than me mate I fished the Teme last week at Stanford Bridge and not a barbel to be seen in the whole of the length, worth every minute just to be there though.
Dicky (Angling Trust PAC)
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Thanks chaps,
It was a very satisfying way to open my barbel account for the season (I've been concentrating on Teme chub and Severn breamup to now).
It may be one of angling's well-worn cliches but Teme barbel always live up to there fearsome fighting reputation and this one was no exception.
Graham,
I always find the barbel a bit tricky on the Teme early in the season. I tend to fish swims that I would dismiss outright later in the year. This one came from a very fast gravel run in less than 2 foot of water.
But as you say even if you do blank, there is surely nowhere more beautiful to do it.
It was a very satisfying way to open my barbel account for the season (I've been concentrating on Teme chub and Severn breamup to now).
It may be one of angling's well-worn cliches but Teme barbel always live up to there fearsome fighting reputation and this one was no exception.
Graham,
I always find the barbel a bit tricky on the Teme early in the season. I tend to fish swims that I would dismiss outright later in the year. This one came from a very fast gravel run in less than 2 foot of water.
But as you say even if you do blank, there is surely nowhere more beautiful to do it.
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Fred Bonney
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****y, that looks quite a pronounced snout on the fish, is that what they all like in the Teme?
Dicky (Angling Trust PAC)
Senior Member
It does seem to be a bit of a feature of Teme fish Fred,
This is my last Temebarbel from last season and he also has quite a hooter. Not sure why...
This is my last Temebarbel from last season and he also has quite a hooter. Not sure why...
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Fred Bonney
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Interesting, perhaps they keep bumping into those rocky features in the floods /forum/smilies/wink_smiley.gif
Proboscis is the word I was looking for.
Never fished the Teme, although I've walked it's banks on a couple of occasion, Iwon a prize day out on it, but never found the time, so I let it lapse.
One day!
Proboscis is the word I was looking for.
Never fished the Teme, although I've walked it's banks on a couple of occasion, Iwon a prize day out on it, but never found the time, so I let it lapse.
One day!
Neil Maidment
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Well done ****y, beautiful fish.
I want one! Yet to get anywhere near hooking one of their southern cousins so far this season!
I want one! Yet to get anywhere near hooking one of their southern cousins so far this season!
Richard Farrow
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Nice one ****y.
Graham Whatmore
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sleek muscular body, firm good looking features and the fish aint bad either lol
Nice barbel ****ie well done....
Nice barbel ****ie well done....
Dicky (Angling Trust PAC)
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Lol!! /forum/smilies/wink_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/tongue_out_smiley.gif
Trev, ya big smoothie!
Just off down the Severn to catch his Dad...
Trev, ya big smoothie!
Just off down the Severn to catch his Dad...