To answer your question from another thread, the fishing has been mixed this year.
On the trout front we only got out twice to the reservoir at Battle. The second trip was fairly successfully with 5 in the bag but an annoyed eldest complaining every time I hooked another. "I'm doing the same as the old git but I'm not catching anything!" The fact he can't cast cleanly more than 5 yards might have been a factor.
Because if the distance and cost of going fluff chucking, I've been concentrating on fishing the local river. Only about 12 yards wide at its widest but I've enjoyed walking it and trying to find the best spots. This year hasn't produced anything big, I've actually failed to land a single carp or tench - very hit and hold stuff due to the lilies etc - but I've winkled out some good bream and chub.
Due to the current layoff, I try to get down there a couple of times a week for a few hours. At the moment I have my eye on a 5lb chub and I will probably do some piking when the weather really gets cold.
How have you, or anyone else for that matter, done on the angling front?
On the trout front we only got out twice to the reservoir at Battle. The second trip was fairly successfully with 5 in the bag but an annoyed eldest complaining every time I hooked another. "I'm doing the same as the old git but I'm not catching anything!" The fact he can't cast cleanly more than 5 yards might have been a factor.
Because if the distance and cost of going fluff chucking, I've been concentrating on fishing the local river. Only about 12 yards wide at its widest but I've enjoyed walking it and trying to find the best spots. This year hasn't produced anything big, I've actually failed to land a single carp or tench - very hit and hold stuff due to the lilies etc - but I've winkled out some good bream and chub.
Due to the current layoff, I try to get down there a couple of times a week for a few hours. At the moment I have my eye on a 5lb chub and I will probably do some piking when the weather really gets cold.
How have you, or anyone else for that matter, done on the angling front?
I must make an effort this year but I'm not so sure the Mrs will see the benefits it will bring to the household. I tried fly fishing but found it a bit chuck it and chance it compared to proper fishing. 
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