Windswept

Being buffeted by some serious wind and rain heavy in the clouds I headed for what I hoped would be some respite in the City reaches post pint of Abbot. I found  a recess in the high concrete embankment and  primed the swim with several handfuls of red maggot. The wind even here was hammering down and occasionally back up the stretch and the tide was on ebb so the 5AAA cane stemmed Avon float came out again. At times the rod tip was being bent by the wind like a quivertip and the loose feed was being blown everywhere. The fish though were interested, some small perch and small  roach but several better roach, these three netters came in a perfect burst when the wind abated briefly.

The rain came and I saved the best for last, this fish stayed deep for a while, with that tell tale thumping on the line. 1lb 1oz 8drm of lovely tidal Wensum roach. I wondered if the B938 Wide Gape Specialist was a bit heavy in the wire, especially as it was eyed, it didn't bump anything though and the maggots were hooked easily without bursting.

I'll be back tomorrow with the better weather forecast as it got quite miserable before the end. Thankfully everything has dried out now.