Another Dave
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Due to many reasons I haven't been out fishing for what seems ages, illness throughout the family and less than hospitable weather just two of those factors.
I'd had today pencilled for a while, long range forecast was good and the high tide was just perfect for the tidal stretch at Grove Ferry on the Stour.
Grove ferry never equaled the promise for me either although its many years since I fished there.
I used to have more luck on the tidal bit at Sandwich just down from the town, the stretch downstream from the toll gate for about 500yds. I expect its a bit far for you but used to get some good roach, decent bream shoals if you could get them going and the odd mullet. Better in summer though. I lost the best bream my old man ever hooked there once because I fluffed around with the landing net, he never forgave me (threatened to cut me out of the will) but it was a hefty old fish. And used to be a nice pub on the corner by the toll gate for a swift jar or three afterwards. Its more muddy and tidal than Grove Ferry but a few slip ways or platforms you could fish from, I don't know if that's still the case mind you.
After a fierce bout of flu and flooded rivers I finally got back to the river bank for my first session of the New Year.
A lazy start for what I hoped to be a not too challenging few hours with the resident chub. They certainly obliged
Rather than the normal photos, here's a short video I put together. The video shows the first chub in "real time" ( although I've speeded up the video :wh ) It arrived on the 7th trot at just over 6 minutes into the session, quite a slowish startmg:
I had any number of chub in the few hours either side of midday mostly fish in the 4lbs to 5lbs range. One I did weigh turned out to be 5lbs 5oz.
I estimated the first one at 3:08/4:00 but looking at the video perhaps is was somewhat bigger
Spot the sizable seatrout making a big splash over my shoulder as I netted the first fish!
YouTube
After a fierce bout of flu and flooded rivers I finally got back to the river bank for my first session of the New Year.
A lazy start for what I hoped to be a not too challenging few hours with the resident chub. They certainly obliged
Rather than the normal photos, here's a short video I put together. The video shows the first chub in "real time" ( although I've speeded up the video :wh ) It arrived on the 7th trot at just over 6 minutes into the session, quite a slowish startmg:
I had any number of chub in the few hours either side of midday mostly fish in the 4lbs to 5lbs range. One I did weigh turned out to be 5lbs 5oz.
I estimated the first one at 3:08/4:00 but looking at the video perhaps is was somewhat bigger
Spot the sizable seatrout making a big splash over my shoulder as I netted the first fish!
YouTube
In fact the last time here was with Jerry when he still lived nearby.