Chris Plumb's Blog

Oh, Chris. Welcome to us mere mortal's world. I fished a really blowy Willows the evening before for 1 x 7lb common and 2 x 2-3lb tench which I felt didn't merit a blog entry. Trust some blackberries made it more worthwhile for you.

BTW do you agree with my theory that fish fight harder in the clear water of Alders as Willows, for example, is so turgid they cant see where they are going?

Hey 2 tincas always warrant a blog entry! Can't say I notice much difference in the fights put up in clear or turbid waters - tincas do show a marked gender difference - males have much larger pelvic muscles!

You're quite right about those he-man tench of course, but I find that even the little carp at Alders pull like they're riding jet skis. To be fair, the bream still come in like a naan bread whatever clarity of water. Point accepted about the two tench - I could/should have committed them to a blog piece, but it was a struggle of a session that I wasn't proud of.