🛌 🎣 An important principle, followed by prawn fishing and engagement with three species of fish
I didn’t get to bed until the early hours, following a working game at Park Hall.
Then, I was up very early to finish off the post-media stuff, and still feeling quite tired, I went to bed at noon.
My intended power-nap ended up as a four-hour sleep.
It’s an important point that I often reiterate – listen to your body.
I do push myself very much indeed, but I also know when to take time out and recharge the battery.
Late afternoon, I went for a very enjoyable walk in the valley with my wife and dog.
I saw a grey wagtail on one of the spring brooks, which takes me to sixty-one local patch species for the year.
Then, back home, I made a flask, loaded the car and went fishing
On a small pool, I fished with prawn over loose maggots and prawns.
It was a short session and, after missing one bite, I netted a perch on the next one.
It’s not a hectic type of angling, where you get a bite every single cast, but nevertheless, it’s very rewarding when you catch a fish on a specific bait.
I also had a small pike resident in the swim, which naturally affected the fishing
I also banked a roach, which was taken by the aforementioned predator, which I had on for a few seconds.
As you can see from the video, the roach was savaged but, it went back, and hopefully goes on to survive, albeit bearing the scars of the pike attack for the rest of its life.
Tackle: Greys Prodigy TX 12’ rod. Shimano 3500M reel. Maxima Chameleon 4lb line. Drennan 1.2g waggler. Drennan Super Specialist size 10 hook.
Nature notes: Ring-necked parakeets seen but not heard. Kingfisher, two sightings.