Wind down and hit it

Butterley Very mild January day - around 10 degrees At points very bright. Fished high bank about an hour then moved along to the small outlet Fished into the bay and had this 3lb pike fairly quickly

Exciting stuff - float buried - could have been a monster. No one else doing anything Baliff advised fishes better for pike when colder!! Good confidence boost that more can be had. Only fished for 2 hours tops. Enjoyed it I'll be back to tempt that creature from the depths. Wheres Nico? Wearing that thermal suit to bed? 2014 - Personal best carp, pike and roach from Butterley.

Breaking Bad

Butterley Cold as the images shows. Really basic kit. 2 hours. Fishing through ice.Good to test kit. Wrong pegs due to match on res. Lesson learnt. Aim at least one pike this winter!!

2014 It's a start!

Cudmore - 2nd Jan 2014 - fished Drumble briefly and then Milo. Fished to Island on Drumble. Chub, roach and skimmers. Knew the approach so quickly bored of it. Didn't want to chase all day without a little competition from the rest of the Monkey Tennis collective. Milo next fished to island - plenty of bits. Moved to overflow. Tench and a bit a chuck. Few hours and home called.

chub