(Almost) Fished out.

Not much time left on the rivers and not much desire to turn to the stillwaters yet. A very short  and then a longer trip back on the new river resulted in two not hit plucks. Low, clear and too bright perhaps? Spent some time watching a pair of parakeets and tree creepers over my not moving much quiver tip. 

More fruitless trotting on the Church bend and Pastons before beginning a vey belated baiting campaign further downstream.

I needed some bites so back to the pub stretch on the new river.  Bites a plenty if I found the right trot, not that easy given the low river  and gusting wind. The deeper spots  holding fish but the streamy run below the better ones lurked on a clear sandy run.

Perhaps because the pesky minnows preferred the deeper spots.

I inadvertently tipped the better roach, dace and a chub pushing a pound back I'd kept back for a net shot so these will have to do. Quite why I prefer gudgeon (and ruffle and bleak) to minnows I don't really know. I guess you at least know there is something on the hook.

Big winds so piking on sturdy short bank sticks today. We have sort of found out we've lost our stretch of my very local so a last push before it's gone. Something will probably turn up, it usually does.