What a lovely pair !

Well done Dave, they look superb, a right result.

How you are feeling better soon.

[Baz]

A cracking brace Dave, well done.
Get well soon.

Deeply jealous Dave

I've not been able to get out as much myself lately although this relates to the health of my cheap nasty pink bike and the railways rather than mine. I sincerely hope you are able to get out a bit and enjoy a good end of the season especially as the forecast all seem so promising.

Interesting point about the chub shoaling up - a large penny dropped for me at that point which will seriously change the way I approach my fishing this weekend.

All the very best

Bill

Congrats on your 'brace'
Cracking fish Dave ---

Feel better soon.......

[Trevor Sawyer]

Hey Dave,
Well done mate... Missed you at the Chub Study group AGM in Hereford - Hope you got your Trophy from Dave Ivey. Also hope you are feeling A-1 soon. My fishing has also been "curtailed" for ages due to a health problem (we're all cracking up you know!), but I did wet a line at the weekend and again yesterday. No biggies (a 4-4 last night), but it was great to be out again. Tight lines for next week.
Spawny

Thanks Guys,
I didn't fish yesterday as I wasn't feeling too good. I am hoping to get out for a couple of hours later today if I feel up to it.
Trev,
We had a mini Wessex get together on Wednesday evening and Charlie presented me with the trophy. It was nice to receive it again. The three times I have received the trophy have all been from fifferent venues, Hampshire Avon 1996, Stillwater 2000 and now Dorset Stour 2003. Hopefully an Ouse one to join add to the list one day? As well as the local guys a few visiting anglers were there, Fred Sykes, Chris Smith, Duncan Kellett etc. John Searl took some photos. Matt Hayes also turned up with Stuart Allum. He is rejoining the group and if I get out with Bill this afternoon we may fish with Matt and Stuart.

[Trevor Sawyer]

Excellent Dave,
Glad Matt is contemplating rejoining the Group. I know he's a busy man nowadays, but it would be good to meet up again.
Trev

historic double dave.as they say not many of them in a pound.get well soon.
albert

Dave
I wrote earlier that after reading about your capture of these two superb fish and your adoption of the maggot feeder approach in response to the chub shoaling up, that a penny dropped. I had a great day yesterday and whilst a trio of fish around the three mark and a pushing two may not measure up to a brace of sixes, but for the Adur (and me!) it was a right result.

I was float fishing rather than using a feeder but the principle was the same - many thanks

Bill

Glad you did well Bill. Hope you catch a few more before the end of the season. Pretty hard going down here at the moment with the rivers so low and clear bur managed to sneak out a couple of fours on bread this morning from a stretch with not many fish present. The more popular stretches are being hammered.