The Royal Military Canal is a twenty-seven mile long pike swim - or rather it has pike swim potential along its' entire length. This morning Benno and I were on the bank by 07.00 hrs - it was the coldest dawn of the winter, thus far, the car display showing -2C as I pulled up next to his Transit parked in the pre-arranged area. We fished two rods each; with dead baits - Mackerel and Herring in various colour/flavour combinations. Benno took the only fish, of the session, within thirty minutes of our arrival (although he did winkle out a couple of micro jacks on a soft lure later in the session - they count for nothing!) - about 5 lbs and that is a very generous guesstimation.
Who am I?
- Dylan Wrathall
- An individual, of no great importance, who is unable to the see the natural world as a place for competition, that was until Covid-19 intervened!. I catch fish, watch birds, derive immense pleasure from simply looking at butterflies, moths, bumble-bees, etc - without the need for rules! I am Dylan and this is my blog - if my opinions offend? Don't bother logging on again - simple!
Hi Dylan - I always read your stuff. I'm not sure if you noticed or not, but I did try to attract your attention from the bridge on Sunday morning?
ReplyDeleteR-B Merg is an excellent record for the canal and one that I'm a bit envious of to be honest. I'll certainly be looking out for it.
Brian, so sorry that I didn't spot you on Sunday morning - you should have walked up the tow path for a chat? With the weather predicted to get colder - I am hoping to get back down to the section, where we originally met, during the Christmas break. I'm rather peeved that I didn't have my "big lens" with me when the R-B Merg turned up - the light was superb! Hoping that our paths cross in the near future - all the best - Dyl
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