but I’d rather concentrate on the proof of my methods:

i’ve been researching angling art to date, and, while one sees Rolfe’s work commanding some interest, the piles of gloomy dead fish provide little in the way of inspiration to me at least.

i think it rubbed off in the adsent catch, ho hum but how lucky for me to fish such lovely waters:

do eels rise to danica and take them off the surface – yes i saw this happen, or at least i’m 80% that’s what happened.

i’m also observing fish communicating with each other, when alarmed a startled fish will often bump another as if to warn it. flashing too another communication method, where the fish makes a bright flasdh with its flank.

ahead of the session i began to feel a bit weary of mayfly (danica) fishing.

floating model galleons down the stream to be mostly ignored, then snatched just as your concentration wanders.

i was interested to read last evening that Skues disliked the danica hatch and would have been delighted to see their removal if at all possible. not least it creates a feeding frenzy on the river banks as fellow brothers of the angle appear as if by magic to quite rightly enjoy the sport, such as it is.