Sticking to my plan to catch a variety of species this year I hit the river yesterday afternoon armed with a stick float, some bread and a couple of pointers from James in search of brown trout.
I found them sunbathing in the shallow water but they didn't really want to feed, most just ignoring the bait. I had two hit the bread, jump, and spit the hook - one managing to transfer the hook into a branch about 2 foot above the water - shot in a million!
I persevered and eventually landed two, both gave a spectacular aerial fights, they fight as hard as barbel in the fast water - but the jumping is very impressive.
Mission accomplished I headed home via a celebrator pint in the pub.
...out like a trout.., as they say. A good fun fight out of all proportion to their size. Any plans to get one on the fly gear?
ReplyDeleteBroke my fly reel, otherwise I would have been flyfishing - still pin is great fun. Will replace at some stage, still waiting for my next day lure rod!!
DeleteAlso, do they count towards your predator total?
ReplyDeleteDidn't think of that, wonder if they'll take a Mepps? Or even if a Mepps would work in such a small amount if water? I could probably get a small shad to work...
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