Disappointing day on the big lakes. My old mate Wilf is back from his two months in Portugal and desperate to go fishing. I was dubious with his many and varied health problems and a forecast of 6C max in a stiff northerly wind. I picked him up at 9am and set off to Lac Lavaud where he should have been able to catch some fish on the feeder. It was bl**dy cold and by the time that I had set his rod up my fingers were numb. He had two roach before I had even set my float rod up, but shortly afterwards we decided that it was too cold to continue. It really was uncomfortable.
We packed up and got warmed up in the car while I toured the two lakes searching for an accessible spot big enough for two anglers and out of the wind. In two lakes of 120 hectares each there was only one swim that fitted the bill. Whilst it was more comfortable fishing the fish were absent. I had one bite on float fished waggler and Wilf had nothing on feeder.
I made the unlilateral decision that future fishing trips would be postponed until April.