Middle Kennet Estate

0730 - 1645

Bright and sunny - a lovely, benign autumn day - glad we didn't go yesterday! River still low and clear despite yesterday's monsoon!

12 Chub; Most around the 2½lb stamp - biggest 3lb 11oz. 60 Roach & Dace (2/3 roach,1/3 Dace). 8 Perch; a 1lb fish and 7 smalluns. A gudgeon, 2 Brownies to 3lb and a 3lb+ Rainbow.

First 'estate' trip of the winter and it didn't disappoint - there were fish everywhere - though we failed to connect with some of the venue's bigger specimens. (I blame the bright sun and low water for that!). Paul and I put quite a bit of effort into snaffling a big stripey - but without success (Paul also had a pounder) despite there being a LOT of predator activity for the first hour or so. My other aim for the day was to get amongst the chub so that box got ticked - and Paul wanted to snaffle a pike or 2 - and he managed a jack of around 4lb. All in all a cracking day.

Misty Morn

Autumn Gold