Personal Best Beaten For Tench. I nearly did not go fishing today because I thought it would be too hot, and the fish would be absent. But I forced myself to go, and I'm glad I did because it turned out to be a very nice day, and eventually I got some action.I returned to the old favourite swim and almost immediately got a ...
... sun and eat junk food. It was about 22 degrees and perfect sunshine, with a fresh breeze, not enough to spoil the heat.There were hardly any people there, and the leaves were just beginning to show on the bare trees.I set up at the bottom end by the little bridge, and soon had a hard fighting tench on, from the float fished luncheon meat. Nothing was forthcoming on the ledger rod, which was my new Wychwood Signature 2.75 test curve rod, found at http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk.
After a while of no bites, and me beginning to dose off, I went for a walk, and tried the old faithful spot...
