A very hard day on Blagdon Reservoir. After my success on the previous trip here I felt confident that I would again be able to get a few but the wind made fishing a nightmare! It not only caused all manner of casting problems, but also meant that rowing for me was painfully hard work and most annoying of all, the blooming anchor kept on slipping! A few friends who I recognised eventually took pity on me and offered to tow me (they had an electric motor) up to the top end and into a quiet bay. This was a godsend as I was quite worried about how I would manage to row back to the lodge. After being dropped off and finally anchoring up properly (no slipping this time) I had a chance to fish properly, I should point out it was about 4pm at this point and I had caught nothing! I didn’t feel confident in the bay I was in but persevered fishing a few spots. After a while I noticed the wind dropping and decided to venture out of my calm bay into the maelstrom! Actually the wind had dropped enough to allow me to row and anchor reasonably comfortably so after trying a few spots with no luck I decided that enough was enough and I would row all the way down to where I had had my success from the last time. It turned out to be an inspired decision, I didn’t manage quite the same success but caught three whilst the bank anglers nearby didn’t seem to have a touch (this was quite gratifying after seeing them endlessly catch on my first visit!). Eventually as darkness fell I decided to call it a day and faced the long row back to the lodge. A hard day but in the end perseverance paid.