River Swale.

[Rob Egan]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Myton on Swale
Date:25 / 07 / 08
Time fished:1pm to 8pm
Weather conditions:Hot sunny with some lightcloud
Water conditions:Normal summer level lightly stewed tea colour
Air temperature:Warm
Water Temperature:
Bait, pellets andPaste
Method:Leger
Results, sod all
Brief description of the session & remarks, spent seven hours staring at a stationary rod top, not even a nibble. Could the brown colour of the lower Swale be due to an ageal bloom ?

 

[Rob Egan]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Helperby
Date:27/07/08
Time fished:5pm to 9pm
Weather conditions:Very hot and sunny
Water conditions:Low and clear
Air temperature:80f
Water Temperature:70f
Bait, Pellet
Method:Leger
Results:Blanked again
Brief description of the session & remarks, One or two gentle pulls but no bites.

 

[Rob Egan]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Helperby
Date:01/08/08
Time fished:1pm to 7pm
Weather conditions:Windy
Water conditions, Starting to rise
Air temperature:Not taken
Water Temperature:Not taken
Bait, Pellet Paste and meat
Method:Leger
Results:Blanked
Brief description of the session & remarks:A strange day, the river rising with a bit of colour but not even a bite.

 

[Geoff Cowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Cundell

Date:11th July 2008

Time fished:13:30 to 20:00

Weather conditions:Mostly dry with some showers.

Water condition, slightly up about 4ft.

Air temperature:17°C

Water Temperature:Not taken

Bait: Pellets

Method:Ledger

Results:9lb 5oz, 8lb 11oz & 6lb 8oz Barbel.

Brief description of the session & remarks: Plenty of fish coming out 7 Barbel taken by three anglers upstream bigest 9lb 12oz and a Chub of 4lb 8oz.

 

[Geoff Cowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Cundell
Date:13the July 2008
Time fished:10:30 to 19:00
Weather conditions:Mostly dry with some showers.
Water conditionslightly up about 4ft.
Air temperature:17°C
Water Temperature:Not taken
Bait: Pellets
Method:Ledger
Results: 1 Barbel only 7lb 11ozBrief description of the session & remarks:

 

[Geoff Cowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Cundell
Date:20th August 2008
Time fished:11:00 to 18:30
Weather conditions: Bry, bright and windy
Water conditions:up about 12ft but dropping
Air temperature:17°C
Water Temperature:Not taken
Bait/forum/smilies/tongue_out_smiley.gifellet
Method:Ledger
Results:1 barbel 4lb
Brief description of the session & remarks:Lost one other fish.

 

[Rob Egan]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Myton-on-Swale
Date:20th August
Time fished:5.30pm till 8.00pm
Weather conditions/forum/smilies/big_smile_smiley.gifry a bit cloudy and windy
Water conditions:About 10ft up and dropping slowly
Air temperature:
Water Temperature:
Bait:Garlic Spam
Method:Leger
Results:Nowt, not even a bite
Brief description of the session & remarks:River was racing through and a bit of rubbish coming through

 

[Geoff Cowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:
Date:23/09/2008
Time fished:10:00 to 20:00
Weather conditions:Bright & Windy
Water conditions:Normal summer level but with a good flow.
Air temperature:14 Deg C
Water Temperature:Not taken
Bait:Maggot, Meat & Pellet
Method:Leger
Results:1 Pike 11lb 6oz a few Dace & 1 Barbel 10lb 10oz.
Brief description of the session & remarks: Very slow day so I started to mess about hence the Dace & Pike. Had my one and only Barbel take at 6pm which resulted in my first Swale double of the season a lovely fish of 10lb 10oz MAGIC!!!

 

[Geoff Cowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Cundell
Date25/09/2008
Time fished:12:00 to 20:00
Weather conditions:Brigth & Sunny
Water conditions, summer level; water getting ever clearer.
Air temperature:15 Deg. C
Water Temperature:Not taken
Bait, pellet
Method:Leger
Results:2 Chub about 3 1/2 lb each.
Brief description of the session & remarks: One Barbel taken from the next swim up stream 9lb+.

 

[Geoff Cowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Cundel
Date:09/10/2008
Time fished:10:00 to 18:00
Weather conditions:Bright & Windy
Water conditions:Up a couple of feet.
Air temperature:14 Deg. C
Water Temperature:Not Taken
Bait/forum/smilies/tongue_out_smiley.gifellet
Method:Leger
Results:1 Barbel about 5lb 8oz.
Brief description of the session & remarks:Lost one other fish. Three fish taken from the next swim including one double. Not weighed properly; had to lend him my net as his was to small! People who turn up Barbel fishing with a landing net the size of a dinner plate should be shot!!!!!