Kennet & Avon Canal - Thatcham

0615 - 0815

Mild and overcast - sunny for last 20 mins. AT 7ºC. WT an encouraging 48ºF.

2 Perch; 1lb 6oz & a tiddler. 1 Chub 1lb 11oz.

Dawn raid for stripeys in seemingly perfect conditions - pity no one told the fish that! Started off promisingly enough with a few bites, activity and the 3 fish all in the first ¾hour. But the rise in water temps seems to have woken up the crayfish and after about 0700 they were relentless. And despite switching between 3 or 4 different swims - the signals were on my lobs within minutes each time, so starting to lose my lobs at a rate of knots I beat a hasty retreat....