Today I fished the Don with Woz. It's our second trip to the river, the first, for me, having been fruitless.
Today I cracked it! Not one but two Ladies of the Stream.
The reason for our success was that we were using a method of short lining which Woz had neen taught by John Tyzak on the Welsh Dee, using a long braided leader and a tricolour indicator.
This proved to be a very sensitive set up which gave me a first.
Another first was that I fell in much to Woz's amusement.
I think Woz ended up with four, including a cracking fish of one and a half pounds and the smallest grayling ever of about two and a half inches! [img][/img] [img][/img]

For some reason the photos don't appear, but if you click on the 'img' link they should open.

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Well done WW, nothing like a first, any pics of you swimming, I could do with a good laugh.
S.

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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.

shud of pushed old egghead in well done on your first capture

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WHEN YOU LEAVE THE RIVER, TAKE NOTHING, AND LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINT'S!!!

THA CAN TELL A YORKSHIREMAN ,BUT THA CAN'T TELL HIM MUCH !!

No, fortunately. Woz was a bit slow getting his phone out. He's gone a bit quiet just now. I think he's playing with photoshop trying to frame me.

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Congratulations,WW. You may catch thousands more but as for all of us the first will stay with you forever.

Cheers,
Johan

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Johan Janssens

Cheers, Bruce

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Hey I did... Have a good laugh that his, then felt a bit guilty and finally went to his aid

Shut it you...

I was to busy splitting my sides... I turned and caught him doing a little dance, he regained his balance twice then he was gone...

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A minor correction... Not JT but Chris Aldred & Louis Noble...

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Oh, I stand corrected. My excuse was that I wasn't there on the Dee.

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you could give him a few tips S........ your quite an expert at it are you not

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take no notice of the manc plank

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THA CAN TELL A YORKSHIREMAN ,BUT THA CAN'T TELL HIM MUCH !!

Merci, monsieur L'homme. I like your cameo picture, small fish and olive or large fish and mayfly?

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