Another cold day in store with wintry showers again. Conditions remain the same, slowly dropping off.  Upper beats really need some water now -lower beats of course don't.
Snow again this lunchtime on Beacons

TODAY.

Upper Bigswier. a 15 pounder to Andrew Brush from Little Run.
Two from Ingeston. Mike Pritchard 15lbs and Saul Roberts 19lbs both spinning.
Wyesham. Bottom Bridge pool. George Adams  F/C
Golden Mile  10lb fish for Ian Thorpe.
Winforton  14lb fish to Simon Sprinter on fly/
Courtfield . A 20lb plus fish to Ross James  See picture below.  One heck of a fish.

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Ian Thorpes fish from the Golden Mile .taken during a snowstorm. Kedward Shrimp fluy.

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Had the Sportfish catalogue come through the door the other day. From the thump it made thought is was a telephone directory.  Packed with so much -expensive - gear makes the mind boggle as to how we caught anything years ago.  how much of the gear is necessary depends on the depth of your pocket or if your a tackle tart I suppose.  We now have flies at £6.95 -must put my prices up. However the most expensive is not always the best is it.