today i went fishing

well at last i got a chance to get back out on the river bank.loaded up the car and headed for the village of harleston which is about 4 miles north of tamworth staffs.
i had decided on a return visit to the b.a.a. stretch of the river mease. on arriving the fields were covered in frost, this did not bother as my last visit here it was even colder and i caught a good bag of roach. my plan was to fish the same peg i fished last time. the water was coloured and still finning out after all the rain earlier in the week. i set up a stick float rig fishing maggots on the hook.first trot through i became snagged and lost a hook. second run through i lost another hook and ended up attached to a tree branch after breaking loose, great start to the day :x this kept happening for about half an hour and still no fish! things not going to plan and time to move. found a smashing peg just up stream but could not fish the stick because of all the branches in the water, out came the ledger rod. i set up a 3 swan shot link ledger with size 18 hook and again maggot as bait. first cast bang at last a bite.first fish a lovely roach then another and another this went on for about an hour roach after roach after roach until i hit something a lot bigger. this time it was a chub of about 2lb. changed to a bigger hook animal size 10 and baited the hook with first meat then cheese then bread flake, nothing! went back to fishing maggots and again nothing, strange. i then saw why the roach fishing had died. i could just make out a long body lying under a tree branch on the far bank as it started cruise towards me, yep it was a huge pike well if thats sitting out there no wonder the roach have buggered off anyway moved again but only manage a couple more roach before it was time to head for home. weather was lovely and sunny after a cold start and i caught so a good time was had by mr zulu

sound`s like a good day blue, well in mate

nice write up there blue x

sounds like a good day well done x

well blue