I saw another dawn this morning and enjoyed it just as much as last Tuesdays. This time I was on the grand union canal trying to catch a ruffe in the fishing challenge I have on with my pals.
The canal looked good, steaming at first light:
I fished a pole with maggot and fed maggots and compost into the milky water.
I could see fish feeding and bubbling on the silt up by the lock and wondered whether they were bream. At seven o'clock a carp came clear out of the water and made significant ripples which spread out towards me.
Carp to over 30lb have been caught from this stretch.
I also saw a good number of roach and bream rolling on the surface throughout the morning.
About half an hour in and I started to get a few bites. I caught a steady stream of perch, all in mint nick. Half a dozen in all.
My last fish of the day before the boats started moving at eight o'clock was a roach bream hybrid.
All in all a jolly good start to the day.
By nine o'clock I was cutting back trees and brush at Jubilee with the Leamington work party.
No ruffe.
Cheers.
Lovely little fish the Ruffe, never as easy to catch when your actually trying to though.I will have tohave a little dabble on the Grand Union soon, it's where I caught my first ever fish...regards Gurn
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