Canal fishing on the way to work
Rising naturally at 5.30 a.m., I showered, put on my TNS FC clothes, loaded the car with fishing tackle and set off from the drive at home.
It’s called killing two birds with one stone.
When it’s a non-match day especially, I invariable make the most of going to work by doing some angling in the area as well.
On this occasion it was the Montgomery Canal where I did the latter.
On arrival, I cast out a few times with the plummet to set the depth.
I then nipped on a small shot a few inches from the size 14 Mustad hook, hooked a couple of white maggots and cast out.
Unfortunately, in the couple of hours I was there, apart from leaves, it was the only hooking that I did.
It’s the way it goes sometimes.
Still, after last week’s illness I was just grateful to be out fishing and enjoying the great outdoors.
Then it was off to work with a press conference interview, social media photographs promoting an athlete and a food bank (two separate projects), publishing and sharing a match preview and general other stuff.
Some decent fish there Stewart on a very cold morning. And a cheeky Robin. Makes it all worthwhile.
Taking everything into account, I was quite thrilled.
Robins. The anglers’ friend. Lovely birds.