We Know Where They Live

After yesterday's success we decided to have another go. You have to dont you ?

It had been a cold night, but the river looked in excellent condition and we were bathed in non stop sunshine all day, with not a cloud in the sky.

There was no reason to think we wouldn't have a few fish, apparently nothing had changed.

No bites for the first couple of hours and then, at the exact time we started to catch yesterday,  Bully had a good roach and we started getting bites.

At the time I was weighing a rudd, a fish of 2lb 11oz, whilst Bully was netting a 2lb 12oz roach,leading to a lovely brace shot.

We'd have maybe three or four fish and then they'd disappear, only to return in half hour or so.

The last hour or so was manic, the bait was hit as soon as it reached the bottom. Most landed, some lost, others missed. It was a bit chaotic but roach fishing of the highest quality.

It was simple fishing, casting a open ended feeder full of seed and corn about twenty five yards, with corn/worm cocktail on the hook.

In the end I had four ide, with a couple over 4lb, a 2lb 11oz rudd, an asp/ide hybrid, lots of pound plus roach, with four big fish of 2lb, 2lb 5oz,  2lb 6oz and a monster of 2lb 15oz, which fittingly was the last fish of the day.

Bully had roach of 1lb 14oz, 1lb 15oz, 2lb 4oz and 2lb 12oz,  with plenty more well over a pound.

I walked back to the van with the dark encroaching, whilst Bully fished on, but as it got properly dark the fish totally switched off.

Another stunning day.