What We Do To Land That Fish

[chrismdd 787]

Hi folks,

 

Like last Saturday I decided to have another go at those brownies on the upper river and try two pools I had seen but hadn't tried. Again I used freelined lobworm and felt for bites as I trickled the worm in the swims. First pool I settled in and I lost the first fish of the session, so re-cast and caught one of just over twelve inches and so a taker. Tried a couple more snaggy swims as I worked my way up to the second pool. On this one the banks were steep ten footers surrounded by fresh waist high nettles. With overhanging trees it was a struggle getting a cast in but when I finally did it was only twenty seconds before I felt the line pull tight. That's when the fun started, with the overhanging trees I couldn't get the rod up to get the fish into the net on the telescopic pole, and seeing the fish I wasn't prepared to lose it so took the rather foolhardy action of sliding down the bank to it. I managed to stop sliding any further once I was up to my knees in the river. Got the fish in the net and then had to spend the next ten minutes trying to get back up and not sliding right down into the river, after many up and downs and thankfully digging out a vole hole to use as a foothold I was out.

 

Had the larger trout for tea tonight and it fed all four of us and like last weeks it was lovely. It was good to see that its stomach was full of signal crayfish legs.

 

There is still loads of unfished sections of this river to try but next time I may go in company to get out of tricky situations.

 

Chris.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[theworkingferret 56]

nice fish

[.WARREN. 288]

well worth getting wet for

[gouldy257 79]

them 2 look nearly the same as the same size of ones i caught myself on Wednesday evening god going bud on getting them

[bwfc 164]

Nice to see someone doing something other than waiting for a fat named carp. You probably wouldnt have landed it had you not put that effort in,good dangling!.

[ArchieHood 3,692]

If your not crawling around in blackthorn hedges your paddling around in the river.Not a good example to set is it Mr Chips.

[Malt 379]

Nice!

[WILF 46,594]

Nice to see someone doing something other than waiting for a fat named carp. You probably wouldnt have landed it had you not put that effort in,good dangling!.

Been in the water plenty of times upto my neck at 3 in the morning trying to extract a weeded fish and I can't swim to save my life !!........now I always take chestys which dont help much if its 12 feet off the edge !! Lol lol

 

Good result mate well done

[Dazzam 239]

Lovely looking fish there. Well worth getting wet over!!!!!!

[The one 8,463]

That big yin looks well worth getting wet for mate bet it tasted lovely

[NEWKID 27,048]

Nice one mate, lovely way to fish free lining, you can't get more natural and back to basics..... Looked a tasty tea too ..

[Etnei 0]

Lovely catch, looks a cracking bit of water too.