Aknib
Well-known member
The first full on Perch session of the Autumn...
Yup i'm off in the morning, i've chosen a small, largely overlooked wooded local lake which sits beyond a much larger lake of around seven acres.
I've fished it a handful of times in the past and always caught albeit no big Perch but I have a corner in mind which i've previously walked past but fancied, we all know how Perch like to herd their prey into a corner or bankside to cut off an escape route and the lake itself is fabled to have thrown up Perch in excess of 4lb but i've never had a sniff.
Then again it wasn't supposed to hold Pike (that one always makes me smile) until, a fair few years ago, it hit the local angling headlines with a fish of, iirc, 28lbs so who knows?
I must admit i've got a right buzz for it, the gear is ready and the tackle shop opens at 6 am for bait. The brolly is packed as there are heavy showers forecast but with a largely overcast outlook i'm optimistic of drawing some fish into shallower water, i'll take a look at where the prevailing wind is sweeping in from and make a final swim choice in the morning.
A few worms and a couple of tricks up my sleeve and it might just...
I'm actually struggling to think if i've fished a stillwater during the last two seasons and i'm really looking forward to it.
Yup i'm off in the morning, i've chosen a small, largely overlooked wooded local lake which sits beyond a much larger lake of around seven acres.
I've fished it a handful of times in the past and always caught albeit no big Perch but I have a corner in mind which i've previously walked past but fancied, we all know how Perch like to herd their prey into a corner or bankside to cut off an escape route and the lake itself is fabled to have thrown up Perch in excess of 4lb but i've never had a sniff.
Then again it wasn't supposed to hold Pike (that one always makes me smile) until, a fair few years ago, it hit the local angling headlines with a fish of, iirc, 28lbs so who knows?
I must admit i've got a right buzz for it, the gear is ready and the tackle shop opens at 6 am for bait. The brolly is packed as there are heavy showers forecast but with a largely overcast outlook i'm optimistic of drawing some fish into shallower water, i'll take a look at where the prevailing wind is sweeping in from and make a final swim choice in the morning.
A few worms and a couple of tricks up my sleeve and it might just...
I'm actually struggling to think if i've fished a stillwater during the last two seasons and i'm really looking forward to it.