A 5lb tench was note worthy back then, this one was from Alresford. Not sure why I am looking so pious? See it's teddy bear eye?
One of those red letter evenings (if I'd kept a diary). Had just got back from abroad that day I think. First one, a common would have been a mid double except for a long healed but translucent chunk out of it between the pelvics and anal fin .
Followed up with a trio of tincas
And fairly soon after judging by the still atrocious barnet a spot of rudd fishing on the Cricket Pit. Lord Lite then of Alresford thought it a cunning stunt to take my moped on a scramble ride. Amazing what you can fit in one small seat box.
Lobkin on the Match Pit in army surplus
And Lord Lite in his favoured match mode on the Sandbank, tank suit and all.
Clearly in my Alresford residency with a stockie
The Alresford mirrors often were scanty of scale.
Think this Frating Bottom Pond fish for Lobkin was very near if not a 20. Why the miles of Heron leads to a sounder box?
Could have been a nighter that session...
Go on you fecker.....
Not sure I ever caught one off the top from Alresford. Looks good though
Can't remember this keenie's name.
Or his.
Still on the Strawberry Creme, used to microwave some for a balanced snow-manny thing
Lord Lite swore by red corn, often strawberried as well and this would have been used at shorter range if fishing the Sandbank to Island end more I think.
More usual long chuck fish
Given the grass think the tench and bream were from Frating Bottom Pond off the Dam, Never caught an Alresford bream on "carp" tactics (boilees/particles).The little mirror was caught on waggler off the Sandbank.
My best Alresford carp, an 18+ Common. Fat bastard.
This common more typical of the original stock. Think the tench was from the Match Pit.
This was definitely the Match Pit
A bleak place in winter for sure.
On the Stour now and chubbing. This bend was a bit of a banker.
It produced these two in two chucks, on meat. Peas in a pod, check the markings round the operculum to see that they are different fish. Had just cleared down from flood, both fish had been lying up in the silt.
Can't remember catching this chub at all, or from where.
Post Office stretch just above Nayland
A bit colder next time round
but successful
I "let" Shanus fish it now and then as well
One of those red letter evenings (if I'd kept a diary). Had just got back from abroad that day I think. First one, a common would have been a mid double except for a long healed but translucent chunk out of it between the pelvics and anal fin .
Followed up with a trio of tincas
And fairly soon after judging by the still atrocious barnet a spot of rudd fishing on the Cricket Pit. Lord Lite then of Alresford thought it a cunning stunt to take my moped on a scramble ride. Amazing what you can fit in one small seat box.
Lobkin on the Match Pit in army surplus
And Lord Lite in his favoured match mode on the Sandbank, tank suit and all.
Clearly in my Alresford residency with a stockie
The Alresford mirrors often were scanty of scale.
Think this Frating Bottom Pond fish for Lobkin was very near if not a 20. Why the miles of Heron leads to a sounder box?
Could have been a nighter that session...
Go on you fecker.....
Not sure I ever caught one off the top from Alresford. Looks good though
Can't remember this keenie's name.
Or his.
Still on the Strawberry Creme, used to microwave some for a balanced snow-manny thing
Lord Lite swore by red corn, often strawberried as well and this would have been used at shorter range if fishing the Sandbank to Island end more I think.
More usual long chuck fish
Given the grass think the tench and bream were from Frating Bottom Pond off the Dam, Never caught an Alresford bream on "carp" tactics (boilees/particles).The little mirror was caught on waggler off the Sandbank.
My best Alresford carp, an 18+ Common. Fat bastard.
This common more typical of the original stock. Think the tench was from the Match Pit.
This was definitely the Match Pit
A bleak place in winter for sure.
On the Stour now and chubbing. This bend was a bit of a banker.
It produced these two in two chucks, on meat. Peas in a pod, check the markings round the operculum to see that they are different fish. Had just cleared down from flood, both fish had been lying up in the silt.
Can't remember catching this chub at all, or from where.
Post Office stretch just above Nayland
A bit colder next time round
but successful
I "let" Shanus fish it now and then as well
Some great photos. Amazing the amount of our lives we've spent fishing. The ginger boy was jamie. Poor lad died in his early twenties.
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