last day of the season Archives

The End is Nigh! …Final Days of the River Fishing Season 2010/11

Blog Posts, Blogger Import, Just-Fish Content, Session Reports 704

For the first two or three years of this millennium I generally experienced some great fishing towards the back-end of the season. For some reason, as my river experience has grown each year, my “final session” captures have dwindled. For the last 4 or 5 “final sessions” I have targetted perch and failed to catch anything of merit. I was all set for my final session of the 2010/11 season and after my success piking the previous week, I decided to have a final blow-out session piking, back on the Dove. With my confidence buoyed by my recent capture, I thought I’d try some different stretches to search out new swims for fishing in the future. On my way from the freezer after grabbing some pike baits, I spotted my lobworm sack and – despite my previous “last session” experiences with perch – couldn’t resist taking them along in case there was a rare, big Dove stripey out there with my name on it. The original “final” session… I arrived at the first new stretch before dawn and had a walk to find a few features before grabbing my gear. The wind was absolutely horrendous and I can’t think of a …