Had to work at home as my son was sick, but it also
presented an opportunity for a quick trip over to the Derwent in the evening.
Was cold and blustery when I got there, so made the best use of the cover I
could find. Meant standing in the river again, which I would regret later.
Downstream wind made it tricky with the float rod and, unlike last time, the
silver fish initially proved to be a bit thin on the ground. Eventually started
getting some bites but (as seems to be the case when I’m struggling to catch
bait!) they were from some quality roach and dace. However, the bleak finally
arrived and I soon had a paternoster out down the side. Carried on catching on
the float rod, but it wasn’t until much later that the perch rod came to life.
Had four, stuttering runs in a very short period, just as it getting dark. Had
one stolen bait and two fish that came off before finally landing one of about
three quarters of a pound. Get the feeling there might a few of this size around. Was physically shaking with cold by now, so was glad
to pack up. A bit of an anti-climax after the Trent last week.
On a brighter note, it was good to see that the River
Erewash has made it into the national angling press with an article by Lee
Burden on chub fishing with slugs in October’s edition of Total Coarse Fishing.
The river’s come a long way in the last few years due to improvements in water
quality, with barbel and grayling also present now as a result of stocking by the
Environment Agency.
"Slug it out!"
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