Mon 18th Jan
Entry posted by The Flying Tench
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The key question was where to go after the recent melting of the snow. I felt the Lambourn might have got rid of the salt etc by now, but another possibility was that there were static stretches of the canal where very little of the snow melt would have even got into the water, and with the very rapid rise in temperatures I thought Mrs Perch might be waiting for her dinner. Decided to play safe with the Lambourn.
Fished 2.30 - 4.45pm. Water temp amazingly 8degC. For the first 90 mins fished sweetcorn, and not a touch. Puzzled. At 8 degC I should have thought sweetcorn would be fine, but switched to 18 hook and single maggot at 4pm and had 3 grayling on first 3 trots. Got talking to an EA guy who told me they had electro-fished right along before the recent works, and commented on the number of pike - more so than another EA man about a year ago who only mentioned one or two. Nothing to get JV44 too bothered, though, the biggest was only 27lbs 
He told me exactly where the biggun came out, but I went along and had a look, and it was clear there was no big pike there now. After the EA's doubtless excellent work, at that point it was only one foot deep and crystal clear! And that seems to be the way the river is going. So either pike spotting sessions will become a pleasant possibility, or else Mrs Esox will hide herself in, I think, a limited number of locations. Hmmm.
Couldn't resist a last couple of casts and - bingo - a 1lb 4 oz grayling! At last I have caught one of the Lambourn's 1lb plus grayling, and a pb to boot! 
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