It was a windy day and you can hear that on the video as I made my way across the field to the river, even though I did my best with my palm over the microphone.
Once I dropped down to water level though, among the reeds, it was much better.
Before I even started to fish, I saw a common sandpiper in flight along the waterway.
In the opening few minutes I had signs that fish were out there, courtesy of slight taps on the rod tip.
When I struck at one, for a brief moment I was connected to something that brought the clutch to life as it stripped line from the reel.