Last day of the season, a trip out.

[mithrandir]

Well today was the last day of the coarse season, so with three months until I can fish a river again I made the most of the day off and fished my local river for a day.

Did not start too early as I was feeling a bit rough this morning, but got to the river about 10 and set up to trot a float under the bridge for dace.

After the rain we have had the water was a bit coloured but still reasonable, not ideal for sight feeders so trotting was going to be hard work.

After about 20 minutes I spotted some movement as my float skipped across the shallows, and then I struck into the first Trout of the day. had a couple more before I moved down to the other bridge, there were 5 other anglers about, all of whom were getting loads of Grayling and the odd trout.

I trotted from under the bridge and soon started to get into some of the Grayling, my technique with the float is not that good and bumped off a couple of the better ones, I think I was striking too early and not getting a good hook hold.

By about 2 o'clock I had run out of energy, so I took the lazy man's option and fished the quiver tip for the rest of the day, maggot feeder and a small hook, feeder light enough to bounce along in the flow, this is becoming a favourite technique of mine.

From there on in it was a fish a chuck near enough, mainly Grayling with the odd trout.

About 4 pm I decided to walk halfway back to the car and try a different swim, this too was fish a chuck, small Grayling and if I did not get a bite in the gully I cast into then as the flow bounced out into the shallows I would pick up a Trout.

The trout where very lively, and sizes ranged from 1/2 lb to just over the pound.

I did notice that there were some very different colourations to the Trout I picked up, here are three different ones I caught today.







Here is one of the obligatory Grayling



I stayed till it got dark nearly and set off for home having caught well over 50 fish.

[Twiddler]

What a lovely way to end the season....well done!!! I have noticed that the second trout has a longer shaped mouth.

Some lovely fish, I keep forgetting that we got a lovely chalk stream only a stone throw away from our house. I must fish it more often in the new season.

[fishypaul]

a super days fishing mike,well done mate

[BaggieRich]

Well done Mike, sounds like a superb way to end the season. I'll have to catch up with for that Greyling in a couple of months or so!!!

Well done mate.

[mithrandir]

Originally Posted by BaggieRich

Well done Mike, sounds like a superb way to end the season. I'll have to catch up with for that Greyling in a couple of months or so!!!

Well done mate.

have to be after 16th June, we have just started close season, so no grayling for 3 months!!!

[Greenheart]

Nice one Mike. Great way to see out the season.

[Norfolkboy]

Well done Mike, nice to get out again before they close.

[pingu]

nice one mike

dave

[Catfish Virgin (Still!)]

Nice way to end the season Mike.

The second "Trout" looks suspiciously like a sea trout!

[mithrandir]

Originally Posted by Catfish Virgin (Still!)

Nice way to end the season Mike.

The second "Trout" looks suspiciously like a sea trout!

They were around the pound mark, and had the brown hint to the belly, not as silvery or as large as any sea trout I have seen.

I am used to sea trout being very silver and distinctly spotted. These did not strike me as sea trout, even though they fought like grayling!!

I could be wrong, I am no expert on these things.