On the Wye searching for pike and joined by my brother, Paulos - I don’t normally feel any real pressure to catch fish - but he’d travelled 4,127 miles from Georgia to wet a line here - must find a pike!
I needn’t have worried, Paul was soon into a pike about 7lb on a ledgered smelt -phew! A few hours and a bit of searching later a mid-double found the net, 15lb 9oz, on a float fished bleak. (+1.2)
Pressure off the trip we both added a jack each before I landed a mid-double on a ledgered sprat - unfortunately a recapture of Paul’s fifteen (2 hours later). Cracking first day - more to follow I hope...
Good stuff! Did you get any more..?
ReplyDeleteFour days, dawn until dusk for eight pike - 4 doubles so far - pretty tough going...
DeleteWell done - some nice fish there! Hope you get a big one to top it off! I’m back myself at the weekend - looks like the river should be settling down nicely..
DeleteA twenty would be nice, but great to already have a few doubles on the scoreboard - just nice to be catching Wye pike! Conditions looking better everyday - good luck at the weekend - let me know how you get on.
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