Bridges....
fascinate anglers, they always have and they always will. Childhood imaginations are filled with big fish, leviathans, monster specimens that live in the dark shadows created by the bridges; the kind of fish that would make headlines in the weekly angling press. Even this middle aged man is still captivated by them. I have my favourite types of bridge which will always attract me and ones I am not so keen on but will still be drawn to them if they are the only bridge on the river.
Brick bridges are best! Ones with curved arches even better and more than one arch make them really special. Wooden ones are good and concrete constructions the least attractive or appealing. The lower the bridge the better, low bridges make for good fish holding potential. The wider the better! They have longer dark shadows and potentially greater secrets!
Sutton Brook has a few nice bridges. A couple of good brick ones and some wooden foot bridges. I managed to sneak off for an hour’s fishing the other night. A short evening session of two bridges; one of brick and one of wood.
Bridges deserve special attention and they got it in the form of a cane rod rather than the usual graphite. Cane rods and bridges go together well.
I spent about 30 minutes at each bridge and managed a fish from both, even though there was little fly life on the water; it was too cold and the wind had a bite to it. The no colour Klink working its magic again. Thirty one fish this month...
fascinate anglers, they always have and they always will. Childhood imaginations are filled with big fish, leviathans, monster specimens that live in the dark shadows created by the bridges; the kind of fish that would make headlines in the weekly angling press. Even this middle aged man is still captivated by them. I have my favourite types of bridge which will always attract me and ones I am not so keen on but will still be drawn to them if they are the only bridge on the river.
Brick bridges are best! Ones with curved arches even better and more than one arch make them really special. Wooden ones are good and concrete constructions the least attractive or appealing. The lower the bridge the better, low bridges make for good fish holding potential. The wider the better! They have longer dark shadows and potentially greater secrets!
Sutton Brook has a few nice bridges. A couple of good brick ones and some wooden foot bridges. I managed to sneak off for an hour’s fishing the other night. A short evening session of two bridges; one of brick and one of wood.
Bridges deserve special attention and they got it in the form of a cane rod rather than the usual graphite. Cane rods and bridges go together well.
I spent about 30 minutes at each bridge and managed a fish from both, even though there was little fly life on the water; it was too cold and the wind had a bite to it. The no colour Klink working its magic again. Thirty one fish this month...
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