The Bristol Avon fish-in, Jan 23rd/24th.

[heathbryant45]

errrr, you heard the news at Nash, dont fink so!

 

[Cakey]

Im googling...................

 

[Steve Spiller]

The roach chub and pike are deffo on the cards.

It's zero tonight, the temps are up and down like a yoyo.

Lobs should be packed too, there's some cracking perch to be had.

I'm gonna have a look at the river tomorrow morning, Muffin reminded me of another area we can fall back on if it's right up.

 

[heathbryant45]

Hideaway Truckstop,
Oakleigh Acres,
Draycott Cerne,
Chippenham,
Wiltshire,

Post Code: SN15 5LH

6.30am?

 

[Cakey]

thats cool with me ..................just got to text Steve to tell him Im working Friday ...................

 

[heathbryant45]

looks ok

BBC Weather | Bristol

 

[Cakey]

7 is good for what Im doing ..........................

 

[Steve Spiller]

No worries Cakey

Looks like I'll be knocking up a full english for me Wend and Claudia too

Can you meet up with Skippy along the way? Phil has had to pull out and Skippy aint got a satnav.....

 

[Rickrod]

what is sat nav......

 

[Cakey]

yes ...............where is Skippy coming from ?

 

[Steve Spiller]

Bucks......

It's all West along the M4, just thought you could meet up somewhere?

Where's Bucks?????

Is that where the Queen lives..................?

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I hope the forecast is right Wol, check out the wind directions....
Talk about 'all over the shop'...........
A 2mph Northerly will be okay though

I gotta be honest, I don't think the barbel will be having it...too cold.
If it was a normal session I wouldn't bother at all with the barbs, so it's up to 'you' if you wanna bung a barbel rod out.

I am confident the roach, chub, perch and pike will be feeding, along with the bream, silver bream and possibly the carp, you never know when one will turn up?

 

[Steve Spiller]

It's up!

It could drop 2-3 feet if we get no more rain........
I am looking at the bottom end of the Avon, further up it is different, but the lower end is a good guide.

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But high tide was at 10.24 at 11.7 mts, so it's holding it back a bit.

 

[Cakey]

ok
so whats all that mean ?

 

[Steve Spiller]

An 11.7 mtr tide is big and it holds the Avon back at the lower end, like a trib when the main river is in flood and gives a false impression of the level further upstream. So it might not be as bad as I thought...

I'm gonna stop worrying about it now, what will be, will be....

I just hope you all catch.

 

[Muffin]

I reckon the conditions are gonna be purfect

I will give you a heads up on what it looks like in Bath tomorrow Steve.

 

[Paul H]

I know nothing's guaranteed in this life, but I'm intending to concentrate on chub and maybe roach (see if I can't push Steve over the edge by catching a 3lb beauty ).

If the conditions look like favouring other species I can change my tackle before I leave at about 4pm tomorrow, I'll look in on this thread before then to see if anyone thinks I should change my game plan.

 

[Claudia Crowther]

No worries Cakey

Looks like I'll be knocking up a full english for me Wend and Claudia too

Can you meet up with Skippy along the way? Phil has had to pull out and Skippy aint got a satnav.....

Aww how nice of you...you are spoiling us ...black coffee no sugar please

 

[Cakey]

Skippy get on the M4 and come off at junc 17 down to roundabout and take the first left off it.
then after half mile there is The Hideaway Truck Stop
be there or be square
6.30am

 

[S-Kippy]

'kinell Cakey...that's a bit early innit ? We'll be singing songs in the dark until the rest get there.

Oh alright then....I'll be there,give or take 5 minutes.

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Y reg dark red Focus estate.Moby is 07866 345760

 

[Cakey]

Skippy ....thats for brekky on to venue for 8
Bongo reg CAKEY
Wols car reg is WOL

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we got ourselves a convoy