Brook fishing, with chub and roach on the bank

I threw a steady trickle of several maggots at a time into the head of the swim.

I managed about an hour in the one place, which was about it as far as productive angling time was concerned.

The bites definitely dried up after a while and it’s no good overstaying your welcome.

I love these small, intimate waterways though and if you’re realistic about what you catch, you can have some great sessions.