Fished Manningford this morning. Freezing cold!! However, it was totally worth it. I caught my personal best rainbow at 8 1/4lb and then followed it with one at 8 1/2lb. Hopefully the 2 pics load ok

What made it even better for me was both were on my own blue tailed damsel variant. I seem to have stumbled on something with this fly as the Manningford fish don't seem to be able to leave it alone. I know these fish don't compare with some of the bigger fish you specimen hunters go for, but they're superb fish for me and pretty good for Manningford as well I reckon. 2 PBs in one day on a 2 fish ticket. Awesome!

Cracking fish - well done

well done mate.well worth the effort of fishing in the freezing cold
YC

Well done to you ,I bet you are feeling really good.

You cant ever forget those firsts and feelings,which is why we do it.

big well done enjoy it.

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Kevin

christmas come early, very well done

Do you still have the plastic wrapper on your rod handle ? or is it the picture,better to take it off mate as the cork perishes

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GAIA INSTRUCTOR

Heh heh, well spotted! Meant to take it off before I started this morning and completely forgot about it. I got so cold that when I realised I just thought to myself, 'ah nuts to it, it can wait 'til I get back in the warm'.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Still buzzing from that!