Marsh Farm, Godalming

0815 - 1930

Warm with bright sunshine. Max 23ºC

5 Crucians - best 1lb3oz, 2 Tench - best 3lb, 1 doz Roach & Rudd (best roach 1lb 5oz), 1½doz perch, all small except for 1 just shy of a lb, 1 gudgeon.

A 'social' start to the season in the company of Alan and Paul. Alan and I 'toughed' it out on Harris all day in the hope (forlorn in my case, though Alan had 3, 2lbers) of a monster Crucian. Paul wimped out and moved to Richardson after a couple of hours and bagged up on loads of tench and bream in the 2-4lb bracket. I had an early, tantalising glimpse of a very big crucian floundering in the surface at the end of my line - out of netting range. Alas the hooked pulled and I didn't get a second chance! Poo!