pikeguy

hi all just thought id tell you about my recent trip to the fens.
i had planned to fish the ouse on the kingslynn association stretch, however, after a chat with the very kind baliff he reccommended i should try a place on the middle level near neeps bridge. so, i set up camp and spent the next four nights there. wow it was tiring, id never been to the fens before let alone fish it and so didnt really know what to expect.

on his first cast my dad had a low double ( about 12lb's)on but unfortunatley it came off and he didnt get another sniff the rest of the trip.that was on legered roach so i soon changed my baits! for the first night we didnt get a bite but luckily the balliff had reccomended a good coarse fishing spot a few pegs down where we could collect livebait. big rudd,roach and very large perch soon followed.PERFECT!;)

the next few days were a complete success and i caught numerous pike(but unfortunately no zander, as that was one of the reasons we went to the fens!). i had a 4lb, 5lb, 7lb and 9lb on a float paternoster livebait rig and a 7lb on a legered roach bait. but, the highlight of the trip was a new pb pike of 17lb! caight on legered roach. it was a terrific fish and a hard fighter too. "it hugged the bottom like A PAIR OF HOT PANTS"

so over all a successful trip, i am planning on going once more just before xmas to catch that "elusive zed". I have also planned a trip to the a1pits stretch of the trent soon. hope it is fishing well. bye all and may you have a wet net soon


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P.P.S I am happy to say all pike were returned live and well to fight another day