Back to The Eden 2011
After failing at catching a Keston Tench I decided on the 17/09/11 to fish the river Eden for some perch and Chub. On my new ticket I have a stretch of Eden which is approximately two miles of beautiful scenery with not another angler in sight. Although I have spotted some large chub in the river they are not as numerous as in the free stretch so therefore harder to catch. My tactic was simple, free line a lob worm with a couple of split shot placed at around eight inches from a size 8 korda longshank. These are great hooks for worm fishing as the worm can be threaded onto the long shank and remember always barbed or the worm will wriggle off.
On my first cast I had a few tugs and hooked into a small fish. I was quite amazed at what I had actually caught . An extremely large gudgeon found the bank swallowing a large lob worm on a size 8 hook!! I estimated the weight at around three ounces or so which is large considering the British record is 5oz. No chub were landed that day but I did find a nice pool which the river goes from shallow gravel entrances to deep water (a perfect fish holding area). I managed four really nice perch up to around a pound.
18/09/11 - I went down to my ticket stretch of the Eden and blanked again miserably. On the way home I decided to have a quick go on the free stretch. Settling into my favourite corner swim I cast out a lob worm to some sunken snags. The rod whipped around and I was into a powerful fish. It weeded me up twice and I cant believe the hook didn't pull but luckly it stayed firm. Eventually he was in the net and weighed at 3lb 10oz. Not the biggest Chub but very welcome following a grueling four days fishing the Eden.
On my first cast I had a few tugs and hooked into a small fish. I was quite amazed at what I had actually caught . An extremely large gudgeon found the bank swallowing a large lob worm on a size 8 hook!! I estimated the weight at around three ounces or so which is large considering the British record is 5oz. No chub were landed that day but I did find a nice pool which the river goes from shallow gravel entrances to deep water (a perfect fish holding area). I managed four really nice perch up to around a pound.
The next day I was back down the river again at around 2pm so not the early start I had planned but nether the less I was there. After an extremely frustrating fishing session where I had walked miles over fields trying every likely fish holding hot spot I had nothing to show for my efforts and blistered feet. When walking back down from the river I noticed some rather large fish grouped up in around a foot or two of water over gravel. To my amazement on further inspection, and help from my Polaroid's I discovered they were in fact a shoal of large bream. This was certainly not the habitat for Bream and they were not small either. I cast a lob worm in the holding current 
and immediately it was taken by a bream (the smallest one in the shoal). I didn't net or take a picture but the fish was around 5lb!!, so not that small and the largest in the shoal must have gone 8-9lb. Amazing considering you could jump over that run of Eden and walk through it without getting your knees wet.
and immediately it was taken by a bream (the smallest one in the shoal). I didn't net or take a picture but the fish was around 5lb!!, so not that small and the largest in the shoal must have gone 8-9lb. Amazing considering you could jump over that run of Eden and walk through it without getting your knees wet.17/09/11 - I was up a six am sharp and had planned to fish with my mate Phil and his brother. Phil doesn't fish and so it would be me and Phil's brother (Martin) wetting a line. Down to the free stretch of the river Eden we went travelling light so we could easily move around the river bank. I tried all the likely chub holding areas and ones I know have produced before but no fish were caught all morning from me or Martin. Just before we were about to leave my rod whipped round and a fish was hooked on a large piece of bread flake. Within a few seconds it was off (gutted). It felt a good fish but that's fishing.
18/09/11 - I went down to my ticket stretch of the Eden and blanked again miserably. On the way home I decided to have a quick go on the free stretch. Settling into my favourite corner swim I cast out a lob worm to some sunken snags. The rod whipped around and I was into a powerful fish. It weeded me up twice and I cant believe the hook didn't pull but luckly it stayed firm. Eventually he was in the net and weighed at 3lb 10oz. Not the biggest Chub but very welcome following a grueling four days fishing the Eden.
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