
09/07/2025 - Summer trotting part II (dozens of dace and a bit of improv)
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Whilst still windy, conditions had improved enough to encourage me to head
out again with the float rod. Had seen off a pint of maggots in my previous
sess...
3 hours ago
Know that feeling
ReplyDeleteWhen I lure fish at Walthamstow reservoir I’m in the car park with a tiny rucksack and a 9 foot rod - the carpers are there with more fishing gear than I own stacked high in a wheelbarrow and we look at each other like they’re mad!
DeleteBut we do have a massive landing net in common!!
I've spent many years trying to travel light when fishing but I'm a belt and braces kind of person and the car is always full.
DeleteMust get back to lure or fly fishing one day.
Travelling by bus or tube once in a while keeps the amount of gear in check!
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