Aquarium

I had a try in the tail of the weir but it was to shallow and clear so I put the heavy stuff back in the car and hot footed it across the meadow to the lock before anyone else beat me to it. Deep and at this time of year often a harbour from the main river. Less boot prints than before so perhaps it had gone a bit quiet?

Down went the 5AAA and the twin reds on the B560 #16 a good 10 foot. And down went the float.  A small dace was swung to hand followed by several more and the odd (slightly) better roach and  the inevitable hook swallowing wasps. A pleasing interlude in the  gathering gloom.

A few fish were topping  to the left of the footbridge over the lock so I did the decent thing and had a go for them. Well, I piled in some reds and started on the slightly less deep deck (9 and  a half foot) and  bingo, the chub(lets) were there. Nice dashing about little battlers too, every one dashing into the shade of the bridge. Lovely bursts of brass and coral in the net (just large enough most not to be worth risking a rod tip busting swing in. These two were either twins or the same fish caught three minutes apart according to the SD card.

A few more mates showed up too before curfew fell. Lovely ole job. No big coat either.