On the eve of the new river fishing season I would like wish all the river anglers who post on here good luck for the season ahead.

I am going to be kicking off my new barbel fishing season at midnight tonight. I have been like a kid on Xmas eve all day and I am getting very exited now, I am meeting a couple of mates at 9pm, have a bit of a social, check out the river then eagerly await the off at midnight.

I went for a walk along the river yesterday and it was shockingly low and clear, it looked to be around 3 feet below normal and some of the gravel shallows are now dry, I have never seen the Kennet this low before. I think its gonna be hard going myself although we are supposed to be getting some big thunderstorms down here this evening with some flash flooding in places so it will be interesting to see what happens.

I am gonna stay mobile and spend the early hours of the morning searching the river, 2 ellips pellets on the hair and 12 pellets loose fed into the swim, wait 20 minutes and then move on, I can cover a big section of the river like this and hopefully I can find a borris or two, it would be really nice to catch on the first session of the year.

Tight lines to anybody who is out on the river tomorrow, I would be interested to hear what you other river anglers are going to be getting upto over the next week

I was all geared up for tonight myself mate..................... but bought a trailer tent off ebay yesterday and now the plan is let the die hards fight over the pegs this weekend and set up camp for all next weekend on the Severn. The pellets have had their day on the stretch I'll be fishing. I prefer a static approach on all nighters and fish 2 lines, one on the maggot feeder with a bunch on a Korda clip, and second line chopped worm in a taped feeder with a couple of air injected lobs,both methods work well for me. Tight lines for the lads who are braving the thunderstorms tonight,
joe

im off down the trent thursday night got my rods set up setting off about dinner and we're off for the night

did the trent went to collingham warf prehaps we should of gone to the weir had no barbel and a few chub my biggest been
i can seem to up load the photo only a shitty 3lb chub