last Sunday i decided to have a go on Fred's local water without him ,he was chucking Christmas tree decorations at some dumb stockies somewhere in a comp dont know why he bothers he's not that good at comp fishing anyway ,

this is where i started



this is the bottom end of the above run


which runs into this deep pool and when viewed from above on the opposite high bank when you peer into the water its like an aquarium with some seriously good fish in it


taking one brownie from it

and one out of season


deciding to move further upstream i stopped to have a coffee amongst the gorgeous smelling wild garlic and bluebells


my next stop was here about a hundred yards from the waterfall upstream

taking one brownie


which didnt want to leave when returned


with that i moved above the waterfall to slower steadier paced water ,


taking six spotted fellows from this stretch










and this poor chap who had half his tail hanging off yet gave me a right run around the pool with definitely the best fight of the day , its tail was dried and some klinik(antiseptic) applied to it


i then decided to go further upstream to see what was about however having spotted a few they were now far from taking any interest at all ,





and that was that for me for the day ,better than i expected considering the bright sunlight , however there was ONE EXCEPTIONAL BONUS TO BE HAD TODAY .....................

PEACE AND QUIET WITHOUT ME AULD MUCKER FRED oh yeah and no pi55 taking either

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The stuff of dreams Bruce......no blob dangler spooking the fish,.....catching fish in beautiful surroundings on a day of sunshine...well done mate nice report and pics.

cheers geordie mate , shame about the fish with the torn tail though it was a bonny fish mate as were the others though

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Well it will add interest to your next trips there mate.....im sure the boy with the damaged tail will be one you will look out for to see if he is on the mend

be nice to know if Fred has caught him before and how long ago to see how long he has been like it though Geordie mate .....

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He seems happy enough though feeding away,...prob got hit with a tree in winter floads or something.

Looks like you had a good day there Brucey boy, I guess my invite was lost in the post

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hey up Arbuckle how are ya mate ... thought you had enough water to fish now , going upto River Cover tomorrow mate between Masham and Leyburn with Woz off the forum your quite welcome to join us

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Strange that Mick.................

Seems my invite to the Cover was also lost in the post ......

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hey ball bag you know ya more than welcome none of ya need a bloody invite , anyways i thought you would be throwing christmas decorations at them dumb stockies

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