Biggest of the season so far
Feb 3rd - Canalised section of the Kennet
Thought I'd have another go at the chub on this stretch of the Kennet, hoping to achieve my target of a 6lb'er before the end of the season.
Once again I walked to the fishery limit and baited a number of swims with mash before fishing them in rotation. I was slightly disapointed to find someone fishing one of my preferred swims from the opposite bank, but a quick chat revealed he hadn't had anything as yet.
The weather was seriously cold, with the margins lined with cat ice so I swapped the cage feeder for a 2 swan link-ledger to reduce the amount of bait I was introducing. The first couple of swims produced nothing, but the third offered a large near bank bush on an otherwise sparsely featured stretch. An underarm lob saw the flake land in the flow and swing round underneath the bush on a tight line. A tiny bite first cast resulted in a small chub or around 2lbs.. a nice start.
Moving to the next swim 50 yards or so downstream, my hopes weren't too high.. it was a very straight piece of water with no features other than a nice smooth flow. First cast and I missed a twitchy bite.. luckily I got another chance on the recast, though I did have to wait 15 minutes for it to develop. The fish fought very well, but after a few minutes he rolled into the net. Up on the scales and he went 5lb 3oz. my biggest of the year so far.
I got a passing dog walker to take a quick pic for me.. his efforts were pretty abysmal to be honest as I ended up a mere pinprick on the horizon but after a few minutes on Picassa I managed to get it looking a bit better.
I fished on for another biteless hour before calling it a day. On the way back to the car the fella on the opposite bank said he'd managed a fish of 4.15 from my favourite area and a 5.14 from a swim I'd never given any attention so that was noted down as one to visit for next time.
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