Friday. Piking at Dobsons. Deadbait out on rod 1, with a feeder and tiny bait/hook out on rod 2 hoping to find the odd roach or bream. Changed swims, baits, depths, but apart from one pike run (missed) at 8:30, had nothing all day. Had hoped that given a week of warmer temperatures that the fish might be waking up hungry, but not today. Then again, it was forecast for 11 degrees this afternoon, but in a stiffish wind it felt far from that.

Saturday. Grey and windless. Much better. Had commons of 9lbs (a real beauty), 6lb 8 and 5lb 4 and a mirror of 9lb 4. A fun morning. The water wasn't as cold to the touch as i'd imagined.