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Bayleaf the Gardener

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I turned up bright and early after yesterdays winds to find a chap fishing in my chosen swim.

Turned out it was celebrity commentor from this parish, PeterJG, who said he recognised me from this blog. What a top gent he turned out to be. Very quick to play down his undoubted angling abilities, I didn't believe a word of it, as he out-breamed me 4-3 and threw in a few of his beloved roach on top. A total pleasure to meet you, PJG.

My estimations that the air pressure being sub-1000 would have the fish queuing up to be caught proved unfounded. I varied tactics, depths and baits, and apart from a roach that gave no bite, 2 bream in 5 minutes and one mid-afternoon, of 3lb 7, 4lb 14 and 4lb 14,  that was that. PeterJG sensing he had a winning lead in our bream-off. packed up early afternoon. And so it proved, though Peter, once you'd gone I couldn't help notice all those roach jumping in your swim - all over the 2lb mark, I'm pretty sure! I would have stepped into that swim and bagged up, but that would have been unsporting, and understandably I remained where I was, biteless, but hopeful of an unlikely hattrick of 4lb 14oz bream.

Quote of the day from PeterJG - 'I'm not very good at fishing - but I do love it.' Hear hear, PJG.

 

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Peterjg

Good job that I arrived early to get the best swim!  I'm not too sure that I believe you about 2lb roach jumping in my swim after I left!?  Anyway, pleased to meet the famous (or was that infamous) Newbury Blanker.

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