A slight fuzzy head after a get together with friends was easily addressed with a visit to the syndicate stretch for a bit of trotting. I'd earmarked a swim that looked perfect to trot a float and I also wanted to try out the Abu 507 MKII which was one of the presents I got from the Wife.
I partnered it up with my Drennan 14ft Acolyte Plus which to be honest I need to use more because it's such a lovely rod it deserves to be given an outing.
The Avon has a ting of colour which is perfect for trotting so I decided to fish either bread or meat on the hook and feed bread mash and also pellets and meat from time to time.
It took a while to get the first bite but the first fish was a nice 3lb Chub that gave the new set-up a decent workout because of the flow of the river adding to the resistance.
Another fish of similar size about 10 minutes after and then sadly I lost one when the float buried at the end of the run and before I could get on top of the fish it did me good and proper in a snag when the hook pulled.
And that was my lot, not many bites over the 3 hour session but still a couple of fish and all was well in the world again.
I felt hungry when I left so decided to cook up a rare English brekky and even treated myself to some fried bread. A belly buster for sure but I felt far better for it especially when the air temperatures are starting to plummet.
They do seem to be biting at the moment and I want in on it, because my 12lb 14oz PB can easily be beaten with some of the fish that are swimming in the Warwickshire Avon at the minute.
A cracking fry.
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