Northcroft Stream - Newbury

1030 - 1200

Cool, bright and breezy with a heavy shower to finish off. River low and clear.

2 Chub; 1lb 13oz with the other less than half that. 2 Doz Dace - most quite chunky - around 6oz with 2 or 3 bigger.

With a dodgy forecast for the weekend and a day off work - the first of a couple of impromptu trips. I wanted to be quite near the car in case I needed to make a dash for it when the showers came - but the worst of it passed to the east of me. In fact I could have done with a bit of cloud cover, bright conditions and low water being less than ideal conditions for winkling out a big chub  - so happy to get a couple of any description.