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Following a blank after-work zander fishing session last week I was keen to get back out on the bank predator fishing because the rivers were fining down nicely since the rains had stopped.  I headed to an old river haunt which I hadn’t fished for four or five years. A friend and I had some great results there between 2003 and 2005, with quite a few doubles gracing our nets. These were seemingly uncaught fish in pristine condition, which gave me the best fights I’ve ever had from pike. They were long, lean, huge-finned pike which really knew how to use the current to their advantage. The reason we stopped fishing there is that when comparing photographs, we started to notice a few recaptures, so for the benefit of these prime breeding females, we decided to leave them alone. A tip for checking if you’ve had any recaptures of pike is to compare the anal fin markings. Like the rest of a pike’s markings, these are unique to each fish and because the anal fin is relatively large and visible on most photographs, they make a perfect comparison tool. Planning for an early start, I over-slept and didn’t get on …

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