Another new venue today. A bit of research had pointed me towards the Bridgewater Drain system – somewhere I’d not fished before but had heard enough about to warrant a look. Link in bio.
I started on the jerkbait rod, still very much finding my feet with it, and managed to put one of my first cast straight into a bush in front of me. Classic. #fishing #pikefishing #lurefishing
A quick morning session to mark the start of the 2024 pike season, and if I’m being honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Early season pike fishing on unfamiliar river stretches is a bit of an unknown quantity. Link in bio #fishing #pikefishing #lurefishing
Commercial fisheries were getting slightly boring, and I wanted a challenge. What could be more challenging than targeting the water ecosystem’s natural apex predator? Link in bio. #fishing #pikefishing
The venue of choice was Sutton Bingham Reservoir – a local water that, if I’m honest, was something of an unknown quantity to us (at the time). We had no idea what to expect, apart from a handful of reports, but sometimes that’s half the fun. Link in bio. #fishing #carpfishing #feeder #suttonbingham
I had never actually fished Cary Lake myself before today. I was well aware of its reputation, though, it’s known for housing some of the venue’s much larger, hard-fighting lumps.
Today was cold. I mean, really bloody cold. The kind of bitter, piercing winter chill that gets right into your bones and makes you question your own sanity for even looking at a fishing rod.
I am very nearly through writing up my Winter fishing season, and a general round up of my fishing exploits since my posts many years ago. It’s interesting how much you learn when you...
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