November Skunk

Sometimes you have a run of good fortune in fishing - and that certainly wasn't the case in November! Blank after blank after blank, a lot of time on the river without a run on the pike gear.


Eventually managed a little jack on a lure during Storm Bert - and after not seeing a fish for weeks it was worth getting soaked for!! Let's hope the December pike are more forthcoming - fingers crossed!


Roger had a much better month - despite hardly fishing - managing his first six pound plus Wye chub. A quest that has taken decades was rewarded with a 6lb 1½oz beast - and he is rightly chuffed - nice one!

One On, One Off!

After a dawn to dusk blank - not a run all day - I was back on the riverbank the next morning (dragged myself out). Fortunately three runs; perch (first of the season), a pike and a pike lost to a hook-pull.


Six pike landed, and six lost this season (all hook-pulls, including lure & bait) - got to improve that ratio - not finding enough to keep losing them! Can't see anything wrong - might have just been unlucky so far.