Hunny I'm hommmmme again

Twiddler · #1 01-05-2009, 05:55 PM

After all the manic of x-mas and New Year and a long suffering with a painful stiff neck (everybody say awwwww), I finally managed to have my first session in over 6 weeks.

As I have mentioned before, a very Dear friend bought me a lovely centrepin for x-mas, so today was the day to give it it's first trial run.

Due to the cold weather I decided to stay close to home, so my chosen venue was Lords Walk, a local stretch of the Hampshire Avon.

Kitted up with the smallest amount of gear (trust me, I can do small, surprised myself), a swift dash in to the tackle shop for some bait and off down to the River, arriving midday.

I was surprised to see 3 other Anglers there, I thought everybody would be back at work now and I would have the river ALL to myself...oh well.

It's been nearly a year since the last time I fished the stretch and I didn't recognised it. A lot of work has been done to make better access to it.

Anyway, I found a spot which looked ideal to practise the wallis cast without getting tangled in overhanging trees or bushes.

The water was slightly coloured and running a nice even pace, so I choose an 4AAA Avon float, bulk shot about 5-6inch above the hook, #16 hook on a 2lb hook length.

I started to feed around a dozen maggots every minute during set up to attract the fish, which worked a treat as I had my first fish on my second cast.

First Grayling of the day

Only a small one but very welcome.

Day day went on and kept hitting in to the Grayling about 15 Yards downstream, I suspect that there was a depression about 2 foot away from the bank, as I was catching there continuously.

A couple more pics, they came in all different sizes

the biggest of the day, aprox 14oz-1lb

Around 15:00 hrs I had another take, which was a little more feisty than one of a Grayling, this one was kicking and taking line, I knew instantly I was in to a trout

A nice brownie of aprox 1lb

A few more Grayling followed and by 16;00 hrs I couldn't feel my fingers any more, it turned so cold that even the landing net froze up.

Time to call it a day, happy with the result of 19 Grayling, a brownie and slowly getting the hang of the wallis cast.

Oh and 3points for the cat and twiddle team

Greenheart · #2 01-05-2009, 06:23 PM

Nice one Claudia. Lord's walk always comes up with the goods.

Can't understand why there's no big Chub there though...

fullcreel · #3 01-05-2009, 06:34 PM

Well done, can't beat grayling in fast water. And well done again for going bin this weather, I woke up to a blanket of white, and the need to go to the plumbing supply shop for parts.
I will be on the bank as soon as the weather warms.
Always nice to christen new kit.

fishypaul · #4 01-05-2009, 06:44 PM

i bet that was cold on the river,well done for braving it claudia,hows the neck now ?

Twiddler · #5 01-05-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenheart

Nice one Claudia. Lord's walk always comes up with the goods.

Can't understand why there's no big Chub there though...

Funny you saying that....I thought that myself today,

Pauly,
The neck is much better thanks.....amazing how long a Viagra last lol....the neck was stiff for a whole week pmsl

Matt,
It was freezing but after 6 weeks no fishing, I was ready to hit the roof

fred hall · #6 01-05-2009, 08:35 PM

Well done, personally I've said that I'm just not bothering until the weather warms up a bit and that was without pressure from "she who must be obeyed". Maybe you lot in Hampshire have got it a little easier than us lancastrians. Up here it is cold with a capital K!