Went to Barn Elms,near Theale last wekend,took my 9yr old son,Tom for his first fly chucking session,after a bit of water thrashing,and grass tugging behind him,he managed to finally get a fly out into the water,albeit 20 odd foot out,not bad on a 8`6" 5wht,for first time i spose,any way here`s his first blood,for 2lb each.Damn this is gonna cost me ,2 of us fishing....

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No matter how many fish are in the lake.....I can miss them all!!!

well done young tom the first of many i hope

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fishing or the wife she is history orry dear]

Best money you could spend on a young un.
Well done.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

Brilliant. Well done Missed It, and many congratulations for Tom.

Nice catch! That's it - he'll be hooked for life now!

Will you regret it when the time comes that he keeps outfishing you though?

nice one, well done Tom

Looks like a nice day out. I also have a son called Tom. We are also in Oxfordshire. Would you recommend Theale then Lorne.

Sean

Yes ,a bit weedy in places,due to spring fed,can be a little close down 2 sides due to close trees,just pick your spot,deepest part 15ft,very helpful bailiffs,and also they let us share a ticket,as i was stopping to help him.weekly stocked 2lb avg,with 10% upto 8lb.Very pretty lake,Charles Jardine was there and said it was one off the nicest looking lakes he`s been to in a long time,i think he`s coming back to do a feature on it in the future.

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Cheers Lorne, Will give it a go some time.

Sean