Avon Barbel

I'm really looking forward to the Spring and getting out after the tench. I fished a new-ish water last Spring and sort of fell in love with it. No monsters in there (unless you believe the bailiff, that is !), but some very hard fighting pretty tinca's. Roll on !

I'm looking for a good day ticket Tench lake either near to the Bristol area or up towards Tewkesbury way. Any pointers would be appreciated!

Searcher wrote:

Lovely picture, pure tranquillity. : )

Thanks Raze ! Very early Spring,as you can tell by the lack of leaves on the tree's. Rollon this Spring.

its the tenchfishers agm sat 28th at rushden &diamonds football club it startes at 1030 sorry members only but you can join on the day so come along

Well, I had my first tench of the Spring on Monday (16th March) from the water in the photo above, and I don't think I've ever caught a prettier tench. It was a gorgeous shade of a green, I wish I'd took a photo of it now.

will be heading south myself in a few weeks or so to try for a tench or two
meanwhile i may try my 1st session at a local water before the weeks for one