Must Have Been Fate (Pike)

[Alan... 172]

Picked a spot on Google Maps on a river I haven't fished before, so the 4.15 alarm was set, when I got there it was club water only no day tickets, so a quick scout on Google for another likely looking spot, on the way there I drove past a boat hire sign so turned around on the off chance I could fish there.

 

The river looked good so out come the rods, only had half a mackerel in the water for 5 minutes when she picked my bait up

 

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19lb.

 

Had a 10lb fish to follow, then the 19lb took my bait again in the evening, this time a live roach, they never learn lol

 

Tight Lines, Alan.

[Bunnyblatter 1,012]

Nice fish mate. Good result from a bit of roving about

[treecreeper 1,136]

Nice fish

[diggory 130]

Nice fish that mate. Can't buy a pike this season. Plenty of large trout taking deadbaits though

[skinner 348]

very nice what a good pike

[Daniel cain 45,901]

Nice fish Alan you lucky begger;).atb dc

[Odin 183]

Cracking fish that fella.atb

[Flacko 1,755]

Good fish well done atb Flacko

[Alan... 172]

Cheers lads

[bird 9,969]

good fish

[darbo 4,776]

A beauty of a fish nice one.

[beam 130]

Well done, she's a cracker!

[Nicepix 5,650]

Nice fish and tactics. Looks cold though.

 

Much the same way as I fish; Google Earth, notebook and then off for a reccy with the plumbing rod, bino's and polaroids. Love to find new places to fish, and over here the 'Canoe / Kayak Hire' places are always worth exploring.

[BOLSTER 808]

Good catches, 15lb was my best this season, good luck .

[Deker 3,478]

 

There are plenty of pike in the Thames, and some good ones, but they keep eluding me.

 

Last Spring I had a diver out to clean the underside of my boat and he told me of whole families living under my landing stage, no monsters but plenty about!

 

ATB!