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I fished The Avon at Upper Winkton yesterday, one of the few places accessible in the current flood conditions, although I have to admit my true reason being the reports of 2lb+ roach that have been caught there recently.
Anyway, after some searching around I found a shoal of dace and roach, which although did not go above 6oz gave good sport on light tackle ( Hardy Wallis Rod , Trudex Pin and crowquill avon) and I probably ended up with around 15lb of fish. Good sport on a beautiful but underfished stretch of river that's available on a cheap day ticket.
If folks are interested I'll continue river reports from this part of the country.
John.

That would be great John. :thumb:

Shall I set you up with your own journal section.

Mark wrote:That would be great John. :thumb:

Shall I set you up with your own journal section.

Thanks for the offer Mark but since it will probably be only an occasional entry I think it will be best for me to stick it under the relevant river.
John.

No problem John.

I've never fished the Hampshire Avon, despite always wanting to. Would this be Christchurch Angling Club water, John? Their website makes mention of "guest tickets" but doesn't say how you obtain one (unless I've missed it). Are they available on the bank, or from tackle shops?

davyr wrote:I've never fished the Hampshire Avon, despite always wanting to. Would this be Christchurch Angling Club water, John? Their website makes mention of "guest tickets" but doesn't say how you obtain one (unless I've missed it). Are they available on the bank, or from tackle shops?

Yes it is Christchurch water. They do day tickets for this stretch available from tackle shops in Christchurch and Ringwood, I think it's £6.00 a day.
John.

Blimey, that sounds like good value - I may have to head down in that direction for a week next year!

I'd positively embrace up-to-date lower Avon news Johnl. I had intended to fish the Royalty last week but went down with the dreaded manflu. Not so long ago there were weekly fishing reports posted on the Royalty and Winkton website but for some reason these no longer appear. Give me a shout if you catch a two pound roach- I'm still after my first after 50 years of trying.

If you are after the roach, I'd suggest Britford which is near Salisbury. It regularly produces 2's

Wallis Master wrote:If you are after the roach, I'd suggest Britford which is near Salisbury. It regularly produces 2's

How much is a ticket there now?