A Pristine Roach - Morning on the Severn with Uncle Darren

 An early start was in order to fish a BAA stretch of the Severn near Bridgnorth this morning. 


With the rain only putting a couple of inches on the river at most, it's still low and clear, and some of the most productive times of day can be dawn and dusk.

 

I was delighted when first cast on a light bomb with 8mm pellet resulted in a bite first cast. I had fed some 8mm Cheesy Garlic Pellets and Hemp and thought it could be a Chub. Turns out it was this lovely Roach.

 

At just under a pound and a half, despite being a lovely Severn fish, there are known to be plenty of much bigger Roach about. It was a great start to the day.

After having a Chub of around 3lb, a more solid bite resulted in a short lived fight with a Barbel. I had fished this peg before over the last couple of years, and although it hasn't happened to me before, I have been warned by other anglers, the Barbel kite into the downstream tree on the inside bank and there's little you can do about it when they do.

That's what happened with this fish. It's a cruel reminder the need to fish with appropriate tackle. 

 I did have another Chub slightly bigger than the last, but with my uncle remaining biteless, the river clear, and the sun poking though, it was time to call it a morning.


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