8 September
River Kennet - Thatcham
1800 - 1930
Hot and humid - with the crash, bang, wallop of an electric storm to finish! River quite low.
6 Chub: biggest 2lb with another couple of around a lb and 3 tiddlers. 1 Pike; 4lb 3oz (on trotted maggot!). 2 Perch; both around the 1lb mark (nice!). 2 Roach; a 'netter' and a tiddler. 2 Brownies - small.
Quick return to the venue I had a barbel from recently with the intention of ledgering into the dark to see if I could get another. As usual I started in the weirpool (aka the aquarium) for some blank saving action on the float. And it was fish a chuck for the first 15mins before the swim went suddenly quiet - the reason for this soon became clear when a pike snaffled my double red maggot. Bit jammy to land it as it bit through the line just as I got it to the net - but was able to scoop it up before it realised it was free! By 1915 I was settling over my ledger rod - but within 10 or so minutes was undertaking a very hurried pack up as a thunderstorm approached - just making it back to the car before the heavens opened and the lightening seemed right on top of me - very little time delay between flash and bang!!!
Edited by Chris Plumb
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