Sunday 26 May 2019

Sunshine & Gold


It promised to be a beautiful day and I could think of nothing better to do than chasing bars of gold. Arriving at The Farm as the gates opened, I was soon at a lily pad lined swim...

Alternating between corn and mags, it took about an hour before I started getting bites, and a further hour before I was back in the swing of hitting the little dips and lifts - they don't bite like catfish!


Fish on and in the clear water you could see them the moment they were hooked, brilliant to watch the whole fight. A 2lb 1oz opener, and after that each fish was smaller than the last...

But I didn't care, six crucians thoughout the day; 2lb 1oz, 1lb 11oz, 1lb 7oz, 1lb 3oz, 1lb 2oz and 1lb 1oz - with a few tench and rudd in the mix - coupled the sunshine - a fantastic day!

10 comments:

  1. The man with no face strikes again! Pukka bars of gold.

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    1. Probably my best photo yet! Hopefully get a few more bars of gold over the summer... Aiming for a three...

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    2. You know where you stand your best chance!

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    3. Would love to fish dawn, but it doesn’t open until 7.30, we miss the best part of the day.

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    4. Get a GAC ticket and you can as you'd have a key to the gate and you can do nights, plus full access to Enton. After the first season of joining.

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    5. They’ve spawned now so probably going to target their bigger cousins for a few months.

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    1. Cheers, they are stunning crucians, can’t wait to go back.

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  3. Lovely crucians there matey, might have to track down somewhere local to have a go myself, not caught a crucian for years...

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    1. Cheers, definitely worth the travel and effort when you see those gold flanks hit the surface!

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