Slow, low and clear. 20-07-15

12.30 and the car is loaded

and I'm fighting some of Bristol's

traffic jams.

Soon enough I clear the traffic

and moving towards

Limply Stoke.

I walked about 1/2 mile of the bank

and found it clear, low and slow.

Decided to pick a swim with

a longish cast.

This seemed to be the best idea as

the fish would hopefully not see me setting up.

Well I guess they were very weary.

Not a touch, even the float fished maggot

failed to entice anything except Minnows.

These Swans and Cygnets spent a good

hour preening themselves.

 Having started fishing at 2pm

it was a surprised when this 3lb 9oz Chub

took a lightly ledgered boillie at 4.20pm.

 A short while later the swans

decided to swim right over my baits. No

problem but when a canoe came by,

I thought it was time for a move

 So I settled in to a swim at the far end of the venue.

Here I fed around a pint of maggot and

three handfuls of pellets under the near side over hanging tree.

On the far side I fired out a few cut up boilies

and pellets to a patch of cabbages and streamer weed.

 A Wren was  in the bush on the far bank

calling for a mate, hoping for a late bit

of slap and tickle.

Well after putting in the last of the

maggots I thought I was in for a blank from this spot.

Having moved at 5pm

it was a surprise, at 9.24pm the rod pulled

round producing this 4lb 1 1/2oz Chub

over the Maggots to a small pellet.

That was it for the day. So packing up at

10pm I was pleased with the result,

with some light drizzle  and gusty

wind it was good to see the pollen was not

a problem.

I'm now planing to head to another

River Avon venue.