Sunday 16 May 2021

Hook in

Rain forecast from 1 so off to the Next Nearest once chores done, hadn't banked on two road sweeper tankers tidying up the top dressing on two  miles of narrow country lane. Took an age, all with dropped clutch as too slow to coast in first.  Guess which noobs overtook the first road sweeper not knowing another was in front? Audi and Range Rover drivers..

Had planned to fish the Royal Box close in with corn/worm over my defrosted left over groundbait, hemp and corn but it wasn't available so opted for the Lawns which meant further out, tricky in the blustery squalls. Perhaps a slider might have been better than the straight waggler. A roach first cast didn't lead to the hoped for fish fest, indeed I ended up scratching for bites, the rain came  45  minutes early but blew over and  did start to get some indications of fish in the swim but still a way out, and not long after 1 thunder began to rumble and the clouds darken dramatically whilst I was bathed in warm sunshine. Time for two more fish before heading for the car not wanting to pack up in the incoming storm.

This lively pretender already getting a decent paunch on it.


And the real deal queen, portly to behold indeed. Put up a decent scrap too. All 6.10 of her.










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