Another round of redundancies in work survived, I seem to be making a habit of this, I swear I was going to go this time and I did think after getting back in to darts again, if I was out of work and looking for another job.
I could up the hours on the practice board and start to enter some open championships and then eventually join the PDC and throw darts in venues all around the country 😀 (That was a nice dream I had I must admit )
The kids are getting better at it too and Sam doesn't like it when Ben outscores him a lot of the time either, but then Sam doesn't like losing, he never has.
Darts would suit me too as I've certainly got the figure for it because of my love for beer and food for that matter.
Darts is one of those 'sports' that if you put the dedication in you can become a decent player just by practicing, practicing and practicing.
Now the rewards of dedication of my quest to catch a double figure canal zander came good when I hit the bullseye back in June 2021, when I managed to land an 11lb 8oz Zander from a section of canal I labeled the 'hallowed'.
It took me 6 years or so that quest where at once stage I didn't think whether or not to continue with it.
The thing is I actually enjoyed the roving aspect of fishing for canal Zander and it also meant I got to see different stretches of canal I wouldn't necessarily visit, if it wasn't for the quest that I started. Although I know that the 'hallowed' has even bigger fish to be caught, it would be nice to try and catch a double figure fish closer to home. They do exist as well but they don't show themselves that easily these needle in a haystack fish.
Anyway for this session it was back to the canal zander fishing because rain was due and I don't particularly enjoy float fishing for anything in the rain nailed to one spot, when I could be on the move instead. I'd not fished here for a good while to be honest, but there was always fish to be caught and it's one of those stretches that has avoided the branch cutters of the CRT. The most recent sessions showed that the Zander seem to be tucked up in cover and there is an abundance here.
Well the rain didn't arrive till much later in the day so I could have float fished for silvers after all, but still at least I could have a good go for the Zander.
The water was 10.4 degrees on the Grand Union (Nick Duffy hope you're listening) so a little colder than I thought it would be but then it was a little nippy overnight. Swim after swim after swim though not even a bobble, a murmur or any kind of movement on the float whatsoever.
After a couple of fruitless hours I ventured to a new area a good fifteen or twenty minute walk away when eventually I had a bite. Obviously I missed that one as it came as a bit of a surprise but thankfully I got another chance a short while after.
Only a schoolie but a welcome fish considering that the fish didn't seem to be playing ball. I had a dropped run around half an hour afterwards, and when the rain came I decided to head back to where I started and give one particular section of cover some more time.
I didn't take long for the first bite where I felt the fish on the end but didn't hook-up. Another two bites missed in similar vein I assume it was small Zedlets with eyes bigger than their mouths.
A disappointing session really (14k steps) because lots of missed bites and not much to show for it. I wanted to give this area a go though because it used to be very productive a few years back when I look back at my blog.
The fish just didn't seem to be interested really because I know they were there to be caught. I had to stop off at the shop on the way home so hopefully this will raise the spirits to get back down the canal in the morning because with a restless nights sleep and mediocre fishing, maybe a lie in is the better option.
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