When To Fish A River
Channel: Fishwish
Date: 2020-08-31

When To Fish A River 

The River Chew is coloured after the first autumn downpour of rain and coloured rivers fish better!  The fish can finally swim freely in the rising rivers without the fear of being seen while the rivers delivers them a warm soup treat of tasty morsels washed from the land and overhanging riparian vegetation.  It’s the perfect time to wet a worm on the river, it's now!  Fishing with bait is something I haven't done for quite some time, but lockdown with the children during spring, followed by a long staycation over summer, prompts me to escape for the day and enjoy some quiet time on the bank, targeting chub and barbel.  

As with all my angling videos, this is a fisherman vlog - not a technical 'how to', but I do show a few tips so have a watch if you want to know how to catch the bigger fish from the river, and for instructional videos, have a look at the Education and Tutorials playlist.  In this one, it’s the simple benefits of using a bait dropper and how to hair rig luncheon meat.  A great alternative to swim feeding if you’re fishing close range.  The snaggy river puts a lot of people off and people will often ask how do I stop losing rigs.  In this vid I show how a weak link weight saves you from getting caught on the trees and losing hooks and fish, using a free run rig.  The day starts with savage bites in warm coloured water but gentle bites on the quiver tip are also picked up.  Fishing on a pressured water means the fish soon wise up to static baits and a switch to trotting on a chubber float and creating some bait movement makes a difference.  Once it gets dark I just fish with a little more slack in the line again to avoid the fish feeling the rod tip too quickly.  

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