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Sunday 12 September 2010

After Ruffe On The Grand Union Canal.

Sunday 12th September, 06:15 - 08:45. Grand Union canal at Long Itchington.

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.

1 comment:

  1. 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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