Month February 2022

Morning Session

My plan of attack I only had a few hours today because I had an appointment at the passport office in Durham in the afternoon. The river had been up and down in the past few days and one of my friends had a great day between high waters where he had a Chub he estimated at 7lb-ish. So, I…

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Another 3lb Perch

A horrible day I had a slightly later start today and went to the Cricket Field with a much lighter load. The intention was to start in peg 3 and then move down the river after about an hour in each peg. It was a very windy/gusty day and was raining on and off. I was able to float fish…

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Best Chub day on the Ure

Best laid plans… My intention was to wade out into the river from peg 12 (as I had in the summer) and fish the float alongside the far bank bushes. I was unsure how I would stand the cold on my feet as my waders have a waterproof neoprene sock with separate boots so my feet would be wet. However,…

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Another first

Hard match with a silver lining Today’s match was moved from Ings Lane Bottom to Cricket Field and the 1st few pegs of Ings Lane Top. This was a result of tractors and other large machinery chewing up Ings lane and making it inaccessible for for most vehicles. I drew Peg 21 which was the furthest walk, I had fished…

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