Saturday 31^st August 2024.

The weathermen had forecast 21° and all-day sunshine. However, I woke to cloud. Again, I had a very slow morning with tea and breakfast then made my way to the ponds.

Walking to the bottom pond to angle there for the first time in many years, I set down in the swim ‘Cole’ had been and had action from recently.

It was windy, with the wind billowing down from the dam. It was cold, I was cold, no in fact, I was b….y freezing! I cast non-the-less. What planet were these weather men on?

I was prepared by the manager, but surprised at just how deep it was now. I did mange to get a number of bites, but missed every single one. I stayed perhaps three hours then had enough, I was cold and uncomfortable. I made my way to the top pond to get out of the cold wind.

I was going to ignore, but just had to have one last cast in “Lands End”. I immediately hooked a Roach and stayed there for a good hour. With nobody else there, I baited up “Jim’s” and after a short period I moved there, where again I had immediate action. Baited up “Lands End” and swapped between the two for the rest of the day. Again, No Crucian, but lot’s of Roach and the odd Perch, but no Tench today.