You have had a few days to start thinking it through so the question is what did you learn last season ?
I used to love the few weeks after the season finished as it gave me time to go through what I learned from the season and start to go through ideas for the next one, that and start roach fishing.
Sitting here in Florida in 80 degrees with hummingbirds twittering around my feeders makes that time seem rather distant but make no mistake I am still hatching plans and wondering how this bait or that presentation would work out. Even finding swims that I spent years walking past that are now irresistible, but that is hopefully in the future.
My present is still mainly work, family and those brief stolen moments actually fishing which means about 5 or 6 trips a year it seems. Still have this urge to catch a tarpon from a local beach. Maybe this year, those that know me will know if it was easy I wouldn't actually be attempting it.
So did you discover a new swim, stretch or river that changed your season ?
Doubt it but was there any new bait or tackle that was a game changer ?
What was the highlight of the season ? Doesn't really have to be catching fish you know. The absolute highlight of my last season at home was watching a family off moorhens trying to get into a tree to roost. Had me in tears of laughter watching them fail epically to find a branch to grab on to as they launched themselves into the tree that overhung the river again and again. This in the knowledge my bait was 2 feet under where they were splashing down after missing said branches in a area I had spent 3 days prebaiting. Blanked but worth it.
I used to love the few weeks after the season finished as it gave me time to go through what I learned from the season and start to go through ideas for the next one, that and start roach fishing.
Sitting here in Florida in 80 degrees with hummingbirds twittering around my feeders makes that time seem rather distant but make no mistake I am still hatching plans and wondering how this bait or that presentation would work out. Even finding swims that I spent years walking past that are now irresistible, but that is hopefully in the future.
My present is still mainly work, family and those brief stolen moments actually fishing which means about 5 or 6 trips a year it seems. Still have this urge to catch a tarpon from a local beach. Maybe this year, those that know me will know if it was easy I wouldn't actually be attempting it.
So did you discover a new swim, stretch or river that changed your season ?
Doubt it but was there any new bait or tackle that was a game changer ?
What was the highlight of the season ? Doesn't really have to be catching fish you know. The absolute highlight of my last season at home was watching a family off moorhens trying to get into a tree to roost. Had me in tears of laughter watching them fail epically to find a branch to grab on to as they launched themselves into the tree that overhung the river again and again. This in the knowledge my bait was 2 feet under where they were splashing down after missing said branches in a area I had spent 3 days prebaiting. Blanked but worth it.