I have had a few pike in my time, but nothing prettier than this one, size means absolutely nothing when they look as pristine as this one did, the fight weren't bad either. Show Pike!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
What A Start!
Since the river season ended I've taken a 3 week hiatus from fishing, work as usual the excuse! Storm Kathleen however was predicted ...
-
Back on the R.Mole again as I look to improve my understanding of the watercourse and how to successfully target a big Barbel. Running m... -
That's quite often a phase I mutter to myself whilst pondering my misfortunes, the lack of bites does have me thinking whether my app... -
Well, I can honestly say the R.Itchen really made me work hard and it very nearly didn't happen, sometimes angling is a game of chanc...
Most splendid.
ReplyDeleteI thought so too.
DeletePike from little streams and tiny rivers are a different animal, so easily spooked, they examine the bait and nine times out of ten leave it or spit it out instantly. But the reward when you get one goes far beyond weight - cracking fish!
ReplyDeleteI shall have to track down its grandmother next season.
DeletePristine, looks similar to the pike in my closest river, hard to catch but alawyworth the effort.
ReplyDeleteThe clear rivers seem to create pristine fish, its not just the Pike that look awesome.
Delete