After a blowy at times and changeable afternoon at Pendriech on Saturday where I managed a solitary Brown Trout of about a pound on a black drowned Daddy longlegs I decided I needed a change of scene on Sunday and headed off to Bangour ( read my review here) , a new place for me.
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I fully expected to be on my own up there, but there was in fact another angler, fishing from the South bank to get some shelter from the wind. I rarely ever fish the South bank, its quite weedy in places and I rarely see any fish.
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The plan hatching in my head Sunday morning was to get out fairly sharp after walking the dog and go somewhere different. However I then realised I had a few other tasks to get round and ended up cutting steel, up to my elbows in manky drain water, and jet washing a roof!
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Went up to the River Devon on Saturday for a few hours, as much to get a bit of a cast and a walk at the same time. Had not been out all week with the Manflu being prevalent in my space!
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I’ve been out three times this past week to Pendreich when the weather has been up to it. On Monday night it looked quite grim but though a bit dark was actually amazingly still, too still for trout fishing you might argue. I missed a solitary attempt at a take on an LTD Sedge, never felt like I touched the fish and it never came back. Could not get a show of interest right down to size 20 midges. Skunked!
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