A place for all things fishy, mostly by Ian
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| As a kid I occasionally fished on holiday but
I have just rediscovered fishing. I guess it's about 25 years since I
last fished... The inspiration came from the hordes of perch and roach that can be
clearly seen in the marina where Mon Bateau is moored. "How hard
can it be?" I thought. So I got bought myself a cheap rod and on my
37th birthday I sat down and dangled a few maggots...
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Bingo! - the first fish. A perch. Not big, probably not
clever, but incredibly satisfying. |
| I continued and caught a few more before the
perch figured out that this particular corner of the marina was not a
good place to be.
The following week it looked like I was all set to repeat the
pattern. I was just reeling in my second perch of the day when a black
torpedo shot out from underneath the boat and attached itself to the
perch. In pike terms, it was quite small but in "Ian terms" it
was quite a surprise. I bravely battled the monster from the deep whilst
Jo fumbled the landing net. Suddenly, disaster! The pike sussed out that
something was wrong and let go of the perch. Not to be beaten I waggled
the perch in an entirely unrealistic manner and the pike, in a
magnificent feat of stupidity, grabbed hold once again. This time we
were ready and netted it. No problemo.
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And that's how I caught my first pike. |
| Pictures of my first few fish can be
found in the photo pages |
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