Reality Check

After the recent non stop string of sucesses  I've had a more "normal" few sessions.

I've had another four or five asp, but much smaller and hard won. Also a few perch and small zander, but nothing earth shattering. 

At dawn and dusk, you get twenty minutes of frantic asp activity and then it just goes dead. The bastards ignore the lure most of the time.

I've so far failed to catch a barbel from the Ijssel this year, I did hook something decent but lost it.

The weather has been ridiculously hot and tomorrow the forecast is "for the mercury to hit thirty two degrees". Sorry, for a moment I thought I was a red top journalist.

We've been out on the bikes every day. Today we cycled through the forest to a renowned Dutch eaterie, specialising in tradional pancakes. Much as I love it here the food is average at very best. And I'm being polite.

I ordered a "secret recipe mixed pancake, made nowhere else in the world".

I can absolutely believe this claim, as it tasted revolting. I left most of it and the waiter asked if I enjoyed it.

I said said no. He said he'd box it up for me to eat later. Err...I think something was lost in translation. 

Oh well, you've got to try these things. Only once though.

I've  also had some clonking silver bream to 2lb 4oz, plus ide and bream, so it's not been too bad.

I've a plan to intercept fish coming in to the harbour at dusk to feed on the huge silver fish shoals ( one for Wak Baines  there ) . Other people keep "scuppering" the idea but hopefully I'll be alone this evening 

I'll let you know how I get on.