Since my last blog

There has been a big gap between my last blog so I will try to get you back up to speed with whats been happening. After the capture of the parrot way back in August ( although I didn't blog about it until October) I continued to catch really well at Wasing and I only encountered one blank, not sure what happened there. The close range spots that had been producing slowed mainly due to pressure, so I had to go further out into the pond but managed to stay amongst the fish. By the end of September I had added two mid thirties 36lb 12oz and 36lb 4oz (see pictures) to my belt not to mention several other thirties and numerous twenties. The plan was to fished hard through October my favorite month and try and catch one of the 40lb commons but because of work commitments this didn't happen and instead I was contracted to do three weeks netting on the tidal Thames. This was great although sometimes it seemed surreal netting along the embankment or outside Battersea power station. November started the same with lots of work coming in but I did manage a short day session really just to see if I could track them down. It was just on dusk that I saw my first real show and that was shortly followed by another and another. Baits were dispatched but by the time I had to leave I had nothing to show for it, however areas were noted for further trips. Since that visit I have been back twice in November and caught both times, the first produced a cracking 30lb 4oz mirror and the second a rather round looking 27lb 8oz mirror. Both fish fell to the same tactics and bait from Hinders and I will go into them further at a later date after catching a few more this winter (I hope.) That's about it for now I hope to get out as soon as work and weather allows although this is a very busy time in the fisheries world with numerous jobs already in the diary we will have to wait and see.

36lb 4oz cracker