6am until 9.30am
Ellis did the right thing and decided not to come as the weather was forecast to be awful. I stubbornly went anyway.
The river had risen and dropped more times than a (insert your level of humour here)
overnight.
Arriving pre 6am it was still dark. I tackled up by torch light and cast my 12mm Robin red pellet in whilst my eyes were adjusting to the dim glow. Yes, the river was high but it was fishable. Maybe not with the weights and rod I had brought though.
I cast again into the slack water, but only managed a snag. This was repeated a few times over the three and a half hours. When I didn't get snagged, I was sat hopeful of a fish. It was fairly mild, if not very wet!!
The (three) pictures above are the swim I have been fishing recently. Its about 2 metres below the bank I was now stood on and fishing from. Knowing this well, I avoided snags and fished a while in the nearside slack. No luck.
I moved downstream and fished another big slack under a big tree. No luck.
I fished two more spots and got snagged so badly that it was a complete loss of tackle twice.
The second time I had found a worm, so tackled a new rig to be able to fish this. First cast, snag, I took this as a sign and headed for a long walk back to the car.
Walking in waders is not fun and my feet hurt from the few miles trudging along the pavement.
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| It was comfy laying under the 'golf' brolly |
I am now home, showered, warm and dry. I will sit down and hopefully watch the reds beat the blues! If nothing else, I have some lovely poetry to read.
When the sun shines we fish together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
But to fish today you must be a 🔔 end
Now that it's raining more than ever
There’s still a chance of a chub or a fella 🤞
You can sit under your umbrella
You can sit under your umbrella 'ella, 'ella, eh, eh, eh
Under your umbrella 'ella, 'ella, eh, eh, eh 🤣
E. HUTCHINSON
2025
Good effort 🎣👍🌨️
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