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What a fish Phillip, well done. One not to be forgotten I am sure.
I didnt Roger ...but as she was using a 6 foot telescopic boat rod and was doing that sort of -let go of the rod with one hand- casting style, I suspect she was probably not too aware of subtleties such as close seasons
Back to the old canal after lunch today. Looks like I'll have to get up earlier - first choice pegs all taken. I'd chucked a trolley in the boot in case, so I carted the gear over the bridge and 20 pegs down the cut to the alleged bream area. They were all sunbathing Friday last, but today was ideal, overcast and warm. Little platforms at water level make for comfortable fishing.
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I had a bit of everything on the bait tray. Surely there must be something these bream will eat there? ( The casters are under the corn.)
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I fed two swims at 10 and 2 o'clock at the bottom of the far shelf, 12.5m out, and set up a light rig to catch a few bits while I waited for the bream shoal to move in. Just as well, as for 3 hrs 55 mins I couldn't get a bite across and resorted to fishing for the ide and roach shallow. Some were a decent size
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I was surprised when the swan which had sat next to me throughout, hoovering up any bits and pieces of dropped bait suddenly swam out to where I was feeding the ide, reached down and came up with a fish! None of the swans I've ever fished with over 50 years have ever started catching fish themselves. With a 6" fish in its mouth, it shook its head vigorously time and again, stunning the fish on the water, then threw its head back and swallowed it.
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That emptied the swim for a bit, and it took a while to get them back. A few minutes before I was due to pack up, I went back over with corn and maggot and at last the float dipped with a consolation bream.
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At least I know for sure there's some (or at least one) in there. Next time I'll fish waggler - today reminded me why I don't fish the pole long any more and various bits of my body are letting me know.
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Too many years birdwatching for me and I've never heard of it! I dropped a message to my lecturer from uni where I did my MSc in conservation. He's not heard of it. Not one of the legion of guide books I have mentions it. If it's a breeding swan, that behaviour could get passed down the generations...that water might be gaining another predator in the shape of murderous swans...I’ve never seen a swan do that. I wonder if anyone on here has seen it either?
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Too many years birdwatching for me and I've never heard of it! I dropped a message to my lecturer from uni where I did my MSc in conservation. He's not heard of it. Not one of the legion of guide books I have mentions it. If it's a breeding swan, that behaviour could get passed down the generations...that water might be gaining another predator in the shape of murderous swans...
@mikench I don’t know how you dare to post such a politically charged comment on an Election Day!Gordon and I went fishing yesterday. We got soaked, caught some fish, put them back and went home.
Ps Gordon caught a lovely tench