Going on a gudgeon hunt! I braved the ‘non-essential’ shop; half a pint of maggots. Grabbed the stick ‘n’ pin, minimal kit and wandered down to the river. I was expecting low and clear but when I arrived it was up, dirty and pushing through - spotting them was out!
Rain, Beautiful Rain
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I haven’t written anything since Christmas because, as is so often the case
in winter, I didn’t have anything useful to say. Now it’s April: the
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I had a thought about trying for a decent Gudgeon only this morning before reading the post. Great minds and all that. Cracking Barblet too !!!!
ReplyDeleteThe first of a few gudgeon hunts for me I hope - trying to track down a 3oz monster. Look forward to seeing how you get on. Barblet - what a great word!
DeleteLovely ole job
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DeleteLoverly little mix there Brian, those little barbel are pukka looking creatures.
ReplyDeleteBeauty - and for the sake of the challenge they all count!
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