A return trip to The Itchen, and while James tried to add another barbel to his
40 Rivers Challenge, I tried once again to land a 2lb+ Itchen roach. I could see them ghosting in and out of a shallow gravel run - but to cut a long story short - I couldn't tempt them!
I tried a variety of bait but the roach weren't going to be fooled on this trip - a blank was saved by a grayling, a brown trout and three chub to
4lb 13oz. A quick photo of the largest chub - before hitting the road, no time for sleep - there was grayling to catch...
Great, seems the grayling have woken up all over the country
ReplyDeleteJust in time for the traditional grayling season (16 Oct)..!
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