Wednesday 27 February 2013

Two And A Half Hours


I was at work with things pretty much wrapped up for the day, and was having a chat via email with a mate about fishing... I worked out that if the trains were on my side I could fit two and a half hours on the riverbank in - I made a dash for it - fishing is better than talking about fishing!

I was going to head for two spots I'd baited up on Monday, spending about an hour in each. The first spot looked devoid of life, the second spot produced a knock within a few minutes... But I waited the full hour before I had a rip-round bite and was obviously connected to a big fish.

Holding the rod in one hand I grabbed my bag and the net with the other and followed the fish downstream. After crashing through the undergrowth and a fantastic fight which saw the fish at the net three times before it made another surge across the river, I finally got the net under her.

A new PB barbel - brilliant! After a quick couple of photos and making sure she swam away strongly I ran for my train (with a massive smile on my face). And to think I nearly didn't go.


Edit: With this fish being re-captured just before the end of the season and the weight published on another site, I thought it wouldn't hurt to put it on here. A new PB of 12lb 4oz - absolutely over the moon! (James had her a couple of ounces heavier two weeks later).

Top work Lee, who guessed the weight bang-on in the comments - and they say I hold the fish too close to the camera!

9 comments:

  1. Well in, if we're guessing 12lb 4oz

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    1. If it's a guessing game I'll take the highest weight :)

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  2. Well done fella, how much weight has she put on ?

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    1. Great fishing… How do you do it? Is this something like « copy-paste » transferred to the river bank? ;-)

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  3. Cheers Guys!

    How do I do it?
    Simple; hundreds of hours on the riverbank!

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  4. I reckon you,re not too far out Lee. Its an easily recognised fish as it has a split upturned bit on the right pec.Had it myself around that weight
    Bill

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  5. Did I see you down the river last week? we spoke about the cloud of flies rising all around you? Did you catch?

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    1. Yeah, I remember the flies - they weren't just around me though!! Can't remember the exact day but I think it was a blankety blank. Had a couple since though...

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