River Avon,

[flightless]

Ryton, Near Rugby & Coventry

I fished here for and caught a personal best Barbel,





(I am currently finding out all directions and will post them soon.)

The stretch i fished has cracking shoals of Roach, Dace, Chub, occasional eels, a few small mirror & common carp and perch to 2lb's.

[bobby]

Nice fish mate. trout Ryton by the car works yer. what bait and method did you use.

[flightless]

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If you go past the car plant towards Ryton on Dunsmore there is a garden centre, keeping Garden Centre on Right side of road there are a few fields with access to the river on the Left. Opposite the Garden Centre access there is a gate with Plow Fishing access on it. Walk about quarter of a mile up that pathway and the river is infront with a sewage works on your right.

All that stretch has been producing barbel over 6lbs so far this season with a couple of doubles apearing to.

Bait used:

14mm Halibut Pellet on hair rig,
Halibut flavoured meat, 10mm cubes,
Trout pellet,
Bread flake or paste.
Monster Crab boilies,
Trout boilies.

That is what i have used so far and caught on all. I tend to find that the barbel shy away from some baits if over fed into a swim, so it helps to have a few on hand.

[boilie]

nice one flightless, My favorite fish the barbel.  trout is it day ticket water.

[Carpy]

Lovely fish flightless And welcome to the forum mate. Got a few day holiday to come might pop up for a bit of fishing. i know the directions i used to delivery papers Ryton and Dunsmore.

[flightless]

I think it is day ticket as well as club water, will have to check with my brother in law as he is member and i go free as guest.

[Andrew Burgess]

Nice Barbel you have caught and a new personal best. Hope you will get another personal best as this time of year (September/October) is the best time for getting the better quality barbel

[BUDGIE]

Cracking looking fish mate.The Avon has really started throwing up a few now hasnt it.