18 December (Part 1)
Entry posted by Chris Plumb in Coarse Fishing
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River Kennet - Thatcham
0900 - 1130.
Cool & murky. 7ºC. River low and clear - very low for December.
1 Chub: 3lb 15oz. 7 Roach - all handsized with a couple of netters of around 10oz. 1 Dace - 11oz (first cast!). 2 Brownies - small.
With river levels so low both of today's venues were a bit of a gamble. And one which very nearly didn't pay off! I'd fished all my usual hotspots with nothing remotely chubby in residence - though the big dace was a nice bonus. I was trotting my final swim before packing up for an early lunch and a move downstream. The swim is a long shallow glide - I don't expect to get chub from it - but that's what turned up in it today - right at the bottom of the trot too - took an age to coax it up in the current. And whilst not as big as I'd hoped (or thought it might be from its dogged fight) it saved the day - especially as I all but blanked in my afternoon session (see Part 2).
Edited by Chris Plumb
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