A slightly better than par day at the Willows. With the air as still as can be and at a lower pressure after heavy rain most of yesterday, I had hoped for better.

With nothing happening on float, I defaulted to the method feeder and through the day found pulses of fish at different ranges - commons of 4lb 8, 6lb 5, 5lb 15, 6lb 9, 5lb 9 & 6lb 5, with mirrors of 6lb 6, 7lb 12 and two bream, both under a pound. I've caught plenty of feisty carp here in recent times, but no doubles for aaaages. Highlight of the day was this elegant 2lb 12 crucian.

On a tactical note, I swapped rods for a much softer, whippier rod with lower strength line and found not a single fish pulled, nor hooklink snapped. Yay!