After being largely housebound for a month, it was SO good
to be outside fishing again, albeit at the local reservoir on a glorious sunny
spring day.
I limped along and set myself up for a couple of hours floatfishing
with a grain of sweetcorn on a size 10 hook (yes that is delicate for me) and
after a quarter of an hour or so caught my first roach of around 1.5lb followed
by another of 8 oz and a third of nearly 12 oz before I caught the usual carp –
also with the usual lips missing from carpies utilising too heavy rods for
short range striking.
Finally as the light fell and the temperature plummeted I
managed another nice roach over half a pound before packing up and hobbling
home again. I know I will suffer for it
tomorrow but it was just great to be outdoors again.
I hope to get a days spinning in on the Torridge this month
before my EA licence runs out at the end of the month.