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There was a proper ol' chop on the lake this evening I knew I'd grabbed the wrong evening to start my Tench campaign but there is always a compensation.. the Bream love a bit of chop to the water.. I didn't net them up and this was the best of the bunch...so nice to feel the buzz of a possible Tench again even though by the time I packed up you could virtually surf the blimmin' lake.
Happy days,

Nice size bream

Although we have had a very mild winter again in the southern half of the UK , temperatures are generally poor ie few hard frosts but hardly any days with temperatures reaching double fugures, plus often northerly or easterly winds - so definitely not tench conditions - yet.

Very nice catch!

nice size bream there

Still waiting for the tench to wake up up here too. Consoling myself with trout.

Made the breakthrough last evening, not big but the first tench of the year is always special....



Had some hoofing great breams too....



The moat was very kind, had a couple of rather nice carp too.

Good work Stu..nice fish

Cheers buddy.....

This common woke me this morning. I'll do a proper report later...

Early start nabbed a couple of Bream before dawn then my first Tench of the campaign..water still very cold and bites so tentative Good to feel that familiar tug chug tug.. just gets better from now on

Picking them up now on the swing-tip This one thought it was an exocet.. Pint on the way home before early start tomorrow