River Severn

[Terry Mann]

Date.........20.02.02.
Venue........River Severn,Grimley.
Time fished..1030 to 1430
Weather......Absolutely terrible,high
winds,heavy showers.
Water conds..Lower than expected,but
6" whilst there.
Method.......One rod boilie,one
alternating meat and
peperami.
Result.......One bite,barbel 10lb8oz
one boilie.
Reckon I,ve cracked this double figure barbel thing,they are obviously like buses. You don,t see one for thirty years then two come along.

 

[ron lander]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Severn, grimley
Date: 14 march 2002
Time fished: 10 am to 5:50 pm
Weather conditions: windy, cloudy
Water conditions: About normal river level
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait: boilies/paste/meat/pellets
Method: ledger (two rods) after barbel
Results: blank (A Hat Trick of em!!!)
Brief description of the session and any remarks: The river looked in top class condition. Had one pull on meat - possibly a skimmer. Used activ-8 home made boilies/paste, 10mm richworth esterberry boilies, meat and halibut pellets.

Considering the conditions it was a disaster. Last three trips to the severn have been blanks. Very sad end to the season.

 

[Terry Mann]

Location: Lower Severn, Kempsey area.
18.6.02
Time: 20.15 to 00.15hrs
Weather: Fine
Water conds: River has dropped back to
summer level,good colour,17c
Tactics: one rod method feeder h/rig
halibut pellet other rod
alternate boilie and meat.
Results: 3 small barbel,1 chub,1 bream
all on pellets.

Also fished on the night of the 16/17th same area but the less said about that the better, although I did have the pleasure of meeting Sedge alias Stewart Bloor on the banks,well I think it was a pleasure ??

 

[Stewart Moss]

Location: Riv Severn @ Severn Stoke
Date: 25th Sep 2002
Time: 8pm to 11pm
Weather: warm, dry (A Drought!)
Water conds: River VERY VERY low & slow. Tactics: I'm after Zander! Two Roach deadbaits on running leger rigs, using Fox leger stems.
Results: 4 tentative runs, no fish landed (Ouch!).
Tactics to be revised next time as the extra finicky Zander takes are proving impossible to hit. A freelining approach next time with a large single hook instead of trebles...

 

[John McLaren]

Section of Fishery or river
stretch..near Llandrinio
Date...................14.03.03
Time fished............7:15 - 18:30
Weather conditions.....Fine but with cold easterly wind.
Water conditions.......up probably a couple of feet
Water Temperature...... not taken
Bait ..................Bread and worm
Method ...............roving the bank with leger and feeder.
Result : Just one grayling around 10oz, on worm. Wooden spoon for me, Rob & Tony had 5 chub between 2lb 8oz and 4lb 6oz! Nice day but disappointing result.

 

[John McLaren]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:below Welshpool
Date: 21.02.03
Time fished: 0830-1745
Weather conditions:Fine, sunny spells but cold
Water conditions: had been very high but was probably around normal winter level, fairly coloured - but then the Severn usually is!
Air temperature: 1C on arrival, 4C when we left
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait:Maggot/caster; boilies, bread, cheesepaste, worm
Method: Trotting maggot & caster for first couple of hours, moved and went onto tip trying all the above baits over the day.
Results: Blank
Brief description of the session & remarks: Not a bite all day, two others in the party had a bream 2nd cast and a pike at the death but neither had another touch.

We had planned a session on the Ribble but felt that the conditions were against us and we had a better chance on the Severn - maybe we were wrong - Graham & Dave did ok the day before!

 

[John McLaren]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:above Shrewsbury
Date: 18/19.06.04
Time fished: 1800-0700
Weather conditions:Initially windy and cool with sunny spells. Nighttime was still and clear with a frost around 4am, rain for last half hour.
Water conditions: low but coloured with some floating debris.
Air temperature: 15C on arrival falling close to freezing then up to 12C as we left
Water Temperature: not taken but felt warm
Baitellet, Corn & worm
Method: Feeder and straight lead
Results: Blank (except for 3 ruffe - one foul hooked.)
Brief description of the session & remarks: We had visions of a glorious night session but three of us had not a bite until, in the last half hour after a move upstream I contacted the ruffe! We were trying various approaches but the river seemed dead apart from the occasional heavy splash - that may have been salmon. FROST in mid-june???

 

[DARREN McCANN 2]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Above Llanidloes
Date:02/09/04
Time fished:19.15 -21.00
Weather conditions:Sunny & calm
Water conditions:slow & gin clear
Air temperature:18C
Water Temperature:
Bait:Single boilie wrapped in paste
Method:worked under far margins free-lined
Results:chub of 5lb 7oz & 3lb
Brief description of the session & remarks: Typical of Severn fishing in this area, lots of walking to find signs of fish. Fishing time is limited to a couple of hours a week, so pile in the hemp, leave to rest for half hour then return. Flicked paste wrapped boilie to far margin and trundled under bushes. Bang! 5lb 7oz chub. Just before 8.30 pm getting dark, bang, small chub of 3lb. Is good to see smaller chub grace the banks, nice to know there are fish to replace the bigguns in later years..

 

[rob d]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: shrewsbury
Date:31/08
Time fished:7pm 11 30 pm
Weather conditionsvercast
Water conditions:colored good flow

Air temperature:
Water Temperature:
Baitellet
Method:feeder
Results:5 barbel 2 chub
Brief description of the session & remarks:
river looked good plenty of bites
barbel averaged 6 to 7 lb best went 11lb 3oz

 

[Lee Poultney]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Severn, Hampton Loade, Right Bank.
Date: 18/9/04
Time fished: 9.30 am to 3.45pm
Weather conditions: Mixed, Rain Am, Sunny PM
Water conditions: Rising River, A tinge of Colour but definitely carrying extra water
Air temperature: High 50's
Water Temperature: Average
Bait: Pellets/Hemp as feed, Meat on hook
Method: Feeder, mid river
Results: 1 2lb Chub and 2 Barbel of around 7/8lb each
Brief description of the session & remarks: A few anglers were fishing the faster, shallow water without much luck. I decided on a long walk to the deeper glides below the rapids and managed 2 decent Barbel. Too many anglers head to the white water where it's more diffiuclt to catch especially at this time of year.

 

[ian geddes]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Forden
Date:09/12/04
Time fished:11.00 til 17:00
Weather conditions:mild and dull
Water conditions:low and clear
Air temperature:not taken
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:maggots and bread
Method:trotting maggots, ledgered bread and maggots at dusk
Results:a dozen grayling to 1.5lb
Brief description of the session & remarks:good days fishing lots of bites mostly missed.Also had some encounters with Pike attacking fish on the way in .

 

[ian geddes]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:River Severn Forden
Date:03/01/05
Time fished:11:30 until 16:30
Weather conditions:fairly mild but blustery
Water conditions:river up about 3 foot
Air temperature:11 c
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:maggots meat cheese
Method:trotting then ledgering
Results:1 very small grayling
Brief description of the session & remarks:
river was up but fairly clear,wind made float fishing difficult caught one small grayling. Tried ledgering in slacker swim but had no bites. A hard day

 

[Paul Przybylski-garry]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:ironbridge(dawley water)
Date:27/1/05
Time fished:10.30untill4.30
Weather conditions:windy and cold
Water conditions:starting to fine down
Air temperature:7 c
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:maggots,pellet(halibut)bread flake
Method:ledgered pellet, trotted maggot
Results:5 small chub
Brief description of the session & remarks:no luck ledgering river going through at pace,wind made trotting difficult,but managed 5 small chub close in

 

[dave mac]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:below bridgenorth
Date:11/3/05
Time fished:09-30 til12-15 then 13-30 till 1700
Weather conditionsvercast ocassional breeze
Water conditions:clear not pulling
Air temperature:mild
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:maggot only
Method:feeder
Results:20 barbel 1 pike thats right 20
Brief description of the session & remarks:got on the peg at 9-30 first cast 9-45 had to take 10 barbel out of the net at 12-15 i thought of them getting stressed.but was wrong as they were as lively then as when i caught them. these were the best condition fish i,d ever seen. fought like trojans and didn,t need any help going back in.
thought i might of killed the swim then the next cast produced the pike.
had a break then started again at 13-30 the first session just repeated itself over again.in total smallest barbel 4.5 then all the rest ranging from 5 upwards to the best 4 fish above 8lb emptied the net again at 1700 both times with the aid of the better half pam who also supplied tea and scones
all day long also got some photo,s but not to good as were panicking to much to release the fish slippy bank didn,t help too much.
had a variety of baits with me but caught every fish with triple bronzy on a 12 animal barbless 4lb bottom and 6lb main line never got a chance to try another bait.
this is the best day i,ve ever had fishing in weight and in barbel numbers. some years never had that many all season. got told on the next stretch up producing nothing so imust of just sat on them. 3 days later still buzzing role on next season

 

[ian geddes]

Section of Fishery or river stretchool Quay
Date:12/02/06
Time fished:14:30 18:30
Weather conditions:very mild overcast
Water conditions:low and clear
temperaturearound 12 c
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:cheese paste
Method:quiver tip
Results:1lb 13 oz rainbow trout ,5lb 5oz chub
Brief description of the session & remarks:the conditions were very good had the trout at around 15:00 and the chub at dusk.A really good session

 

[ian geddes]

Section of Fishery or river stretchool Quay
Date:19/02/06
Time fished:15:00 until 18:30
Weather conditions:cold
Water conditions:up around 18 inches
Air temperature:5c dropping to 0c
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:cheese paste
Method:quiver tip
Resultsne chub 5lb 14oz
Brief description of the session & remarks:
The river was up but still in good nick ,fished the same swim with simlar results .Caught the chub just before dusk.two trips two P.B.'s great

 

[ian geddes]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Upper Severn near Pool Quay
Date:25/02/06
Time fished:15:00-18:30
Weather conditions:very cold,northerly wind
Water conditions:about 2 foot up carrying some colour
Air temperature:4 C falling to 0
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:cheese paste
Method:ledgering
Results:blank
Brief description of the session & remarks:
after to 2 good sessions this was very hard going .the wind was very cold and gusty, making touch ledgering very hard.I couldn't feel my fingers let alone any bites.Sods law missed my only bite whilest pouring a cup of coffee .Still hope for more luck next week

 

[DEAN ASTON]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:middle severn
Date:27/10/06
Time fished: 7.30 1.00
Weather conditions: mild bit of rain
Water conditions:in flood
Air temperature:
Water Temperature:
Bait: bollies pellets
Method:feeder with pellets
Results: 5 barbel
Brief description of the session & remarks: had to move around to find the barbel thinking of just useing big single bait and kep moving swims

 

[EC]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Above Shrewsbury
Date:19th August 2007
Time fished:1600-1815
Weather conditions:cloudy
Water conditions:slightly coloured
Air temperature:17ish
Water Temperature:dunno
Bait:boilies
Methodellet feeder
Results:3 barbel, best 8lb8oz
Brief description of the session & remarks: A short trip to a stretch I hadn't visited before, 3 fish in 3 casts. Fish were still in the swim as I left, but not as suicidal as the first hour!