He spends a lot of his time hiding in bushes in our garden, from where he launches attacks on the smaller birds.
Naturally, it’s made them extremely wary and for now the visiting numbers have declined sharply and noticeably.
This morning’s angling session was on a pool. I was in a spot that I have fished recently, with predominantly roach on the bank but also an occasional perch.
The 4lb line and size 14 hook certainly doesn’t deter the former but if I connect with the latter then I have more chance of landing it, especially if it’s a decent one.