Month July 2020

Ure Cricket Field, bigger Chub

Harder going today I could not resist another attempt at peg 14. I had intended to fish from about 9:30am through the day but wanted to get in peg 14 before anyone else arrived so left home at 6:30. I was gutted when I arrived to find 2 cars already there and I knew one was Kevin’s and was sure…

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Ure Cricket Field, first fish

Finally, I found some nice fish Having had 2 blank sessions on peg 11 yesterday, I arrived to find peg 14 free. I decided to give it a go after the recent catches from that peg. My trench spade had arrived so used it to clear a decent space for my chair. It was still precarious on that peg as…

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Ure Cricket Field, nearly levelled off

Second attempt today After the earlier shenanigans with the dog and having seen reports of catches today, I fancied an evening session. Went back to peg 11 hoping that my earlier loose feed might have attracted some fish. However it was another fish-less trip. I did manage a couple of taps on the meat. One bite was such a wrap…

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Ure Cricket Field, falling

Try again on a falling river The river is falling and is about 2 feet overdepth so an early start is the order of the day. Got up at 3:30am and left the house at 4am. Fished peg 11 and slipped down the last part of the bank resulting in me being sat in a muddy puddle – note to…

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