After yesterdays Piking trip and the last minute capture still fresh in my mind, I couldn't resist another trip out.
Just for a change on our way fishing we stopped off at a cafe and had a full English breakfast. What a good idea that was, as it was absolutely fabulous. Now that's the way to start a days fishing if there ever was one.
We meandered down to our swims with our full bellies and got about setting up. I decided to lay one bait on the bottom and to suspend the other. A decision I would become thankful for later.
Allan though was the first to catch, a Jack Pike of around 5lb's fell to a Smelt.
We leap frogged a good section of the canal and I was getting itchy feet to move again when my suspended dead was under and away. I set the hooks and felt the weight of a good fish. I caught sight of it as it flashed past me in the water. "Jesus Christ I'm in to a good fish here Allan" Was my reaction.
16lb 4oz to be exact. Now what's special about this fish? Well... It's the biggest fish I have ever had out of the Canal. It was caught on a suspended dead and the bait was a 2" Sprat. I've never used Sprat's before, I pretty much always prefer bigger baits, perhaps though I'll use Sprat's a little more often from now on.
It's a shame that I've had to edit the photo to take the background out. Saves the Pike in this area being pressured.
And that was that, we stayed until the edge of dark but there was nothing else caught.
Just for a change on our way fishing we stopped off at a cafe and had a full English breakfast. What a good idea that was, as it was absolutely fabulous. Now that's the way to start a days fishing if there ever was one.
We meandered down to our swims with our full bellies and got about setting up. I decided to lay one bait on the bottom and to suspend the other. A decision I would become thankful for later.
Allan though was the first to catch, a Jack Pike of around 5lb's fell to a Smelt.
We leap frogged a good section of the canal and I was getting itchy feet to move again when my suspended dead was under and away. I set the hooks and felt the weight of a good fish. I caught sight of it as it flashed past me in the water. "Jesus Christ I'm in to a good fish here Allan" Was my reaction.
16lb 4oz to be exact. Now what's special about this fish? Well... It's the biggest fish I have ever had out of the Canal. It was caught on a suspended dead and the bait was a 2" Sprat. I've never used Sprat's before, I pretty much always prefer bigger baits, perhaps though I'll use Sprat's a little more often from now on.
It's a shame that I've had to edit the photo to take the background out. Saves the Pike in this area being pressured.
And that was that, we stayed until the edge of dark but there was nothing else caught.
Perfect start to a days fishing 
Burp! Ahhhhhh!
16lb 4oz Canal Pike
Burp! Ahhhhhh!
16lb 4oz Canal Pike
