River Kennet - Hambridge

1100 - 1500

Cool, cloudy with drizzly showers. Temps rose quite rapidly from 3º->10ºC. River up a couple of inches on the weekend and carrying a bit of colour after nearly and inch of precipitation (snow, sleet & rain) in the last 36 hours.

3 Chub; best 3lb 6oz and a couple of 2lbers. 1 Dace - quite chunky and sandpapery (male in breeding condition). 1 trout parr.

Fished 2 swims twice - giving each 45 mins at a time - bites at a bit of a premium - though chub are usually obliging even in the coldest of conditions. Didn't bring my water thermometer - but the water temps must have been low - the chub felt very cold!