January
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| Lure caught Perch 3lb 10oz |
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| Perch 3lb 3oz on worm |
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| Chub 5lb 3oz with half a tail on bread. |
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| Chub 5lb 1oz on bread from a remote spot. |
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5lb 11oz Chub after a 4lb 14oz fish, both on bread.
February |
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| One of several modest Pike on Lamprey |
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| Big Perch taken on a lure, how big we'll never know. |
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| Part of a big catch of Roach from local drain |
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The best Chub of the month at 5lb 7oz.
March |
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| The face tells you I had just lost a monster. |
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| Loads of small Pike again, the river twenty eluded me all winter. |
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| A mint Chub of 4lb 15oz |
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| 5lb 5oz |
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| 5lb 6oz |
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| 2lb 10oz Perch from the forgotten lakes. |
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| Early Tench, not big but from a tough venue. |
April
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| The relatively modest highlight of a terrible month specimen-wise. |
May
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| Lure caught Perch 2lb 15oz |
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| Tempted a few on worms too. |
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| The wonderful Pitsford. Started off small...... |
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Ended up big! 22lb 8oz.
June |
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| The Smoothounds arrived and I caught my first one. |
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| Great fun too. |
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| Getting bigger. |
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| 10lb 14oz PB |
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8lb 10oz River Bream
July |
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| My first ever Bass. |
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| 4lb 10oz PB |
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| Greedy. |
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A surprise 14lb PB Grass Carp.
August |
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| Got embroiled in a species hunt. |
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| Another one from the hunt. |
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The Holy Grail, a 2lb river roach.
September |
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Best one from a two-day Rutland trip.
October |
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| 3lb 2oz on worm. |
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| 3lb |
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| 3lb 4oz |
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| Lure caught double. |
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| Toft Newton |
November
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| Grafham 11lb Zander and PB. |
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| New venue, second cast 3lb 1oz |
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Rogue Brownie taken on Breadflake.
December |
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| PB Dace- 14oz |
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| Caught several big Roach upto 1lb 10oz |
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Finally did it. 6lb 4oz and new PB
Photography |
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| Daisy |
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| Harriet |
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| Spring |
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| The forgotten Lakes |
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| Boating Lake |
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| Forgotten Lake |
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| Grafham |
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| Zed head. |
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| Toft Newton |
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| Beach at dusk. |
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| Purple dusk. |
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| Purple dawn. |
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| Pre- sunrise |
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| Sunrise. |
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| Eye,eye. |
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| Summer evening. |
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| Pitsford dusk. |
Thank you's
I would like to thank Big Catch Tackle in Chapel St Leonards and also Horncastle Angling Centre. Two great shops, I'm not sponsored so you'll get treated exactly the same as I do when when I visit either- fantastically. I'd also like to thank Neil at Tackle 4U in Skegness, great bloke. Tony at the Angling Times, Thank you. Some fellow anglers now- Local lads Paul, Chris, Gary, thanks guys. Two of my biggest blog champions Craig and Stuart, thank you. My good friend Benidorm Dave. All my friends at SHUK, what a fantastic group of guys, thanks for everything and long may it continue. All my blog readers, I hope I can keep you entertained for a few years to come, thank you for your support. Nearly done! I turned 41 this year so seems right that I thank my original fishing mentor.....
And finally, as ever, Mrs P. X
Happy new year all.
Till next time................
