Wood Mill (k)

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Was at Wood Mill today from 11.30 to around 5.30. Caught nothing. Many small bites. None connected. I'm thinking about trying a stick float rather than a waggler to see if this makes a difference.

The guy in the tackle shop said a two and a half pound roach had been caught here two days ago and that an otter had chased the fish up this end. Spoke to a young lad who said he'd caught 12 and 15 pound sea trout this afternoon with legered sweetcorn. I chucked the float and switched to a spod feeder with maggots and a maggoot hook bait but no results today.

Had the best views of a kingfisher yet on a bush opposite me and up and down the river. Sea trout you'd measure in feet rather than inches were jumping throughout the afternoon.

It was great to see Andrew join me for part of the morning - all in all a lovely day on the river despite the absence of fish .

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