Wednesday 14 March 2018

Felina 17/18


The end of the season and I was on the riverbank - armed with a pint of maggots, half a loaf of bread and the stick 'n' pin - just waiting for enough light to attach the size 16 hook...

I wasn't after monsters just something to put a bend in the rod. And I was soon into the fish; a dozen or so chub to about 3½lb, a few dace and a couple of 8oz roach - pressure off the mission.


I managed to drag myself away and made a move to a secret gudgeon spot, I've pretty much neglected gudgeon this season - nearly left it too late - but I was hoping they were at home and on the munch...

Light ledger, red maggot and I bagged up - twelve gudgeon in just over an hour, the smallest was 1.2oz and the three biggest all went 2.0oz - yeah, I weighed them all! Perfect end to the season?


No, I needed 2 more barbel to take my local river total to 400 in 4 seasons, I liked the thought of a hundred fish average. Plus I needed that barbel fight to tide me over the three months...

The water was dirty but clearing - so back to basics, a bit of rolled luncheon meat. It took a few swims to find them - but I found the two more hard fighting barbel - perfect end to the season?!


OK then, one more cast - then one more - then one more - really last one... That was a knock... Perhaps just one more... Not a barbel but a cracking 5lb 0oz chub to end on... The perfect end to the season!

2 comments:

  1. We were only saying that 5lb Chub are rare as hens teeth and you go and catch one. Top effort, you had a great end to a quality season Vice Admiral!

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    1. I was just waiting for something special to end the season on - considering my recent run - that’ll do nicely!!

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