02/09/2026
So the plan was to go and try again for a Chub. But we were watching the rain come down and just felt like maybe the home beat could switch on for a better Brownie if we were lucky. So after discussing the upcoming mission over several phone calls, we went tactical and took a chance on a refreshed river. You can smell when it’s right for a better fish once your nose gets used to it. So we ventured out and faced the heavy showers, dodging around all day searching for a fish or two. We trudged it out hiding under trees with waders half full of dirty water because of all the leaks we never bothered to repair, and eventually had a lovely bar of gold for our efforts. It was a good old long wet summer days fishing.
