Fellow blogger, Brian (Pike Blog), has summed it up quite simply with his latest offering entitled Pike Time. October is here and the 1st saw the start of yet another traditional season. I must admit to having very mixed feelings about the early season pursuit of our apex predator, yet this year (winter) is probably going to see my last serious campaign on the banks of the Royal Military Canal? I already have a target to land a "double" before Oct 13th, when the first Canterbury/Thanet Regional PAC meeting takes place. To this end, Bruno and I took an extended stroll along two sections of the canal, this morning, just to establish if it is a viable proposition whilst there is still extensive weed growth in both near, and far, margins. Fortunately the answer was yes, so I am hopeful that I'll be able to get a few sessions in before the PAC gathering.
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| 31st August 1987 17 lbs 1 oz of accidental capture whilst Zander fishing on the Cambridgeshire Fens. |
My approach will be exactly the same as my previous campaigns, although I do have a couple of tweaks for my dead bait presentation which may assist my cause? These early season fish are usually well below their peak weight, yet still have the ability to put up a decent scrap when hooked.
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| Pike in the autumnal sunshine - absolutely wonderful fish. |
I have taken Pike in excess of twenty pounds during the month of October, yet am not too worried about such things at present. All I want is be able to say that my campaign is up and running when Nick, our R/O, does the "round robin" on that first night. As for the campaign, over the entire winter period, I am hopeful that I might get another Pike which tops the twenty-five mark, thus smashing that glass ceiling again. A long way to go and many things could change between now and March 14th 2026.
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