Wednesday 22 June 2022

Smell The Fish


The mission to land a fish on the opening morning was a bit of a rush - I'm really glad the opportunity to fish presented itself. I managed four hours and caught 10 small barbel and 2 small carp on surface fished bread - great result! Then home, shower and hospital.


I had a bit more time today, not only to go fishing but time to smell the roses. Time to faff, time to enjoy, time to watch and wander. In fact I randomly picked the longest day of the year - so an early start - on the river for first light and off as it got dark!


Traveling light, just a bag of bread for bait and let's see where the day would take me. Doesn't matter if I get distracted by butterflies (loads of Painted Ladies). I wandered most of the length of the river - had a look at what's new - oh, and caught some fish!


Eight barbel, 4 brown trout...


Another little common carp, a roach...


Ten chub - almost all of which were damaged from spawning...


And 2 gudgeon - now it's a party!!


A celebratory Coca-Cola (not allowed beer). A fantastic day with over 50k steps (24 miles) on my Fitbit. I'll definately be taking myself off for a random fishing wander a few more times over the summer, although not always as far. Just what the Doctor ordered!



Red Letter Days
Oh, and, I have created a new page that links to some of the blog's Red Letter Days, putting them all in one place. I'm still adding to it, I've had some cracking days since I started the blog!

12 comments:

  1. That sounds like the perfect day Brian, dawn until dusk beside the water and letting the day unfurl in front of you. Love it.

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    1. Pretty much my perfect day! Can’t recommend it enough (or wait to do it again).

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  2. 24 miles? bloody hell Brian, considering you had surgery so recently, you must be super fit or on some serious prescription drugs. Well done mate, enjoy the summer.

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    1. Still on a few pain killers, but feel really good at the moment - I know it’s only temporary, next round of treatment starts soon. But yeah, enjoying the summer while I’ve got chance.

      And I can really feel the 24 miles today, fun but I need more recovery time these days!!

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  3. Don't think I've exceeded 30k, 50k is just mad !! keep it up Brian !!

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    1. Knackered today, but you don’t think about it when you’re fish spotting - soon click up those steps. Only the 4th time I’ve done over 50k since wearing a Fitbit…

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  4. Awesome day Brian! Good to see you're back on the bank, perfect remedy!

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    1. Cheers Jack, I’d like a day wandering about on The Wye before treatment starts again - fingers crossed!

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