Kennet & Avon Canal, Thatcham (and an hour on the river proper)

0630 - 1300

Warm, overcast, murky and muggy - perfect low light conditions for perching! Temp 17/18ºC

8 Perch; 3lb 6oz, 2lb 7oz and a couple of pounders. 2 Chub 1lb 14oz and a chublet. 1 Roach; 12oz (took a whole lob worm). 5 dace and a grayling (from the river in the last hour)

Plan was to do some prospecting for new perch swims so Paul and I covered quite a bit of towpath looking for likely spots - and I reckon we've found half a dozen which are deserving of a 2nd visit. (or in the case of the swim that produced the 3 & the 2) a 3rd,4th & 5th visit. Paul didn't manage any big perch but had a few pounders and some chub of similar size - plus he bagged a few nice roach and dace.

Pic of the 3 - a bit blurry - think there must have been a bit of condensation on the camera - it was a very damp morning!