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Wykeham Sunday 20/04/08
« on: April 24, 2008, 10:26:03 PM »
Back again last Sunday afternoon - not too cold despite strongish E'ly wind. Fished mainly small damsels & black buzzers on a sinktip. Got 3 rainbows through what was a fairly hard afernoon.

Towards end of my session, tried off the platform nearest the lodge - was having to cast into the wind, which was..erm...challenging, but got 1 or 2 decent casts in. Missed one pull, & couple of casts later hooked & landed this:



I'd love to say it succumbed to the application of a fine example of the flyfisher's art...but unfortunately I'd be fibbing....came on one of the casts that didn't quite turnover right into the wind - I was stripping the unsunk line back to recast & the brownie nailed the damsel as it skittered across the surface.....fought really well, had the full line out & 20yds of backing at times - didn't actually relise it was a brownie until it was in the net. Didn't weigh it, but probably 8lb ish (the net's a 26" carp spoon as a gauge), my best brownie by about 5 1/2lb!!. Went back ok after a bit of nursing, so it's still there for you if you want a try...

Mart


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Re: Wykeham Sunday 20/04/08
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2008, 10:28:59 PM »
Flippin heck! That's one hell of a fish Mart  :surprise: Looks like one proper chunky monkey!
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Re: Wykeham Sunday 20/04/08
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2008, 10:36:48 PM »
nice fish mate ! :surprise:
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Re: Wykeham Sunday 20/04/08
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2008, 12:46:08 PM »
Thats a very stocky,well conditioned Brownie Mart,a stonking fish  :happy:
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Re: Wykeham Sunday 20/04/08
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2008, 02:37:29 PM »
well done mart, a nice brownie  :happy:
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Re: Wykeham Sunday 20/04/08
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2008, 10:16:31 AM »
A great looking brownie there mart,in prime condition,Well done :happy:.
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