Canal fishing at Birkwood fisheries for pike and perch was today's plan.
After a hearty fried breakfast, as I must have still been hungry after last night's mixed grill, we packed up and set off.
Driving through the fishery, we came to the canal. About 5 or 6 swims through woods covering a stretch of about 150 metres was today's playground. It looked perfect, as we tackled up and cast into the flat calm water.
Deadbaits in the water, I soon had my coat off, and was sat in the sun, not a cloud in the sky. This was a glorious day for fishing. I decided to get the spinner out and try for perch. My first few retrieves found nothing, then suddenly a 5 inch perch, with a 2 inch high dorsal followed my spinner right up to the bank. Seeing me, it decided against, and was away. At least we had seen a fish!
No interest came from any of the swims, and by lunchtime we were in the end swim. We walked down to the river to stretch the legs and have a look, before we were going to try the swims again.
We came across a swim we had not started in, thinking it looked too cramped for two.
This time, I had a quick cast with the small paddle tail. Suddenly a small tug on the lure. A bite, from a perch. But it came off. Pulling the lure in, I noticed it had it's tail clean bitten off, that was no perch, but a pike!!
We continued but no luck. Finally the last swim, sitting together as the sun moved round and we were in the shade. Again a perch followed, this time we both saw it, as it tried to attack the lure. Sadly no hook up. The blank was inevitable but we both left happy.
A great couple of days fishing with my dad. The annual trip is now in its 5th year, previously we have been to the Wye twice, Scotland once and the Swale once. It's not always easy to arrange with busy lives, but I am already thinking where we can go next, not to blank but to see Davey beat me again!!
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