I have had a few pike in my time, but nothing prettier than this one, size means absolutely nothing when they look as pristine as this one did, the fight weren't bad either. Show Pike!
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A Fitting Finale.
Now, after that difficult spell on the R.Aire and those two Barbel off the R.Wharfe myself and Dad opted to stop by somewhere that given ...
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On Thursday I had a day booked on the Wye with a couple of friends who wanted to catch a Barbel, both chaps are very good anglers on the ... -
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Most splendid.
ReplyDeleteI thought so too.
DeletePike from little streams and tiny rivers are a different animal, so easily spooked, they examine the bait and nine times out of ten leave it or spit it out instantly. But the reward when you get one goes far beyond weight - cracking fish!
ReplyDeleteI shall have to track down its grandmother next season.
DeletePristine, looks similar to the pike in my closest river, hard to catch but alawyworth the effort.
ReplyDeleteThe clear rivers seem to create pristine fish, its not just the Pike that look awesome.
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