A stolen few hours at Amesbury

[mithrandir]

I had an appointment at the Doctors today, so decided to nip into the tackle shop and grab a day ticket for Lords walk ( my local stretch of the Avon ), a pint of mixed maggots and a pack of hooks to nylon. Leaving the Tackle shop £7-50 lighter, it was nearly midday so I popped down to see what the water was like.
It looked good, a decent colour and a fast pace on it but it was still running high



I had to cross a couple of these rivulets across the path to get to my chosen swim



I set up a 2.5 oz quivertip a small maggot feeder and a 18 hook to nylon. I swung the feeder out into the slack water near the trees and watched as it gently bounce along the bottom in the heavy flow. First cast produced nothing, so I reloaded the feeder and flicked the feeder out again, gently tightened up and watched the tip start to dance, first fish was on, a smallish Grayling



And so it continued for the next hour or so, it was a grayling every other cast. Then they began to stop taking, I had had about 12 fish, all grayling from this swim so it was time for a move, so I picked all my kit up and trudged back along the path to another swim about half way back to the car. I set up again and cast out under another tree, again as I tightened up a small Grayling took the bait.

I rebaited and cast again, this time the feeder rolled about 10 feet along the bottom before I had a savage take on the rod and soon I had landed this first Trout, with a nice tinge of blue



And so it continued, trout and grayling every cast, some were just a few ounces, some nearer to a pound, the about a hour into this swim out came this one.

Best fish of the day, 720g ( 1 lb 7 oz) Grayling



I had a couple more after that so at 4-15 I decided to call it a day and go and meet Claudia from work and get something for dinner. I had had over 30 fish in the session, about 3 hours fishing.

Very satisfying, and I convinced the Doctor to let me go back to work, light duties only and a staged return ( not full weeks for a while ), all in all a good day.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

I had had over 30 fish in the session, about 3 hours fishing.

Wow sounds a busy session but looks like you choose the correct type of swim for a river in flood

[Greenheart]

Well done Mike. River looks a bit high, but you've had a great week for species hunt points.

[BaggieRich]

Nice one Mike. You're having one of those weeks eh? That's a cracking Greyling mate. I'd love one of them...

[fishypaul]

well done mike,a very nice afternoons fishing

Originally Posted by mithrandir

I convinced the Doctor to let me go back to work, light duties only and a staged return ( not full weeks for a while ), all in all a good day.

thats the best news of all,nice to see you on the mend mate

[mithrandir]

Originally Posted by BaggieRich

.......... I'd love one of them...

Get yourself down here one weekend, and I will put you on them. The whole day cost me £7.50, that was bait, dayticket and some hooks to nylon, I have spare rods if you what to borrow some, and I will guide you to the holes that they hide in. You will have your first grayling in under half an hour on this stretch.

[Banana Steve]

Well done mike, i think the water conditions favour the Grayling at momment. Very weldone

[cuckoo]

Cracking report and cracking news mike ...you will run out of species to catch before long ... well done on getting back to work and losing even more fishing passes ... great few hours fishing by the sound of it ..

lee.

[Portland Pirate]

Nice Session. seems you got everything right. Well done.

[Catfish Virgin (Still!)]

Get back to work! You're catching far too many points!

Good session and even better news from the Doc.