End of the Season
Posted by chrisfox on March 15, 2011
Yesterday saw the end of the season for fishing on rivers… I managed to get out a couple of times in the last week onto the lovely bit of the Bristol Avon that I’ve had the privilege of fishing over the last couple of years.
The first session involved more tea drinking and conversation than fishing – in fact I didn’t have a single fish that time, only photographing a cracker of a Barbel for a friend.
My final session on Sunday afternoon was a bit more concentrated – I fished several spots for only a single little Chub, but it was a beautiful afternoon and I really enjoyed just being out. Yet again, the local otter was stalking me along the bank – it dived into the river only a few feet away from me just as I caught the Chub. Saying that, I prefer an otter around to the rats that were scuttling around me in the last spot I fished.
I took a couple of pics on my iphone which I’ve put up of two of the spots I fished.
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Next season will see me on a new river or two as we move down to London. I’m really sad to be leaving the Bristol Avon as I’ve had some absolute crackers from it and I’ve got to know this stretch of river very well – in fact I reckon if I had another season I would really do well as I’ve learnt a few little secrets that I wish I’d know last summer. However, I might be back at some point…
