18 December
Middle Kennet Estate water.
0800 -1600
Cold, frosty and bright. -1ºC -> 5ºC. River very low
5 Chub; 5lb 15oz, 2lb 3oz & 3 chublets 2 of which were circa 1lb. 47 Roach; Most in the 6-8oz bracket - the 5 I put on the scales were 9oz, 10oz, 12oz, 14oz & 1lb 2oz but an awful lot weren't much smaller than the 9oz fish - probably had nearly 20lb of roach in all! 2 Dace & 6 Brownies biggest circa 2½lb.
Chalk this one up to the river keeper who put us on to the fish - from a stretch of river Paul and I had never fished before. Probably my best ever day roach fishing on the Kennet (for numbers and overall average size of fish) Paul had fewer roach but the same stamp - and he managed to winkle out a couple of decent dace to 8oz. First couple of hours were a real struggle due to the rod rings freezing up - fishing (and catching) became a lot easier once the temps lifted enough for the line to run free. Largest chub was a bit hair-raising on light tackle!
More pics to follow - once my 'Official Photographer' has sent them over!
And here they are....
Twas a bit nippy when we started...
But Dawn was spectacular!
And Sunrise was pretty too...
Nearly 6lbs....
No fish here!
Dusk in the 'Roach' swim.
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