nicepix
Well-known member
Following on from the thread about favourite fishing moments I notice that some of you love the first thing in the morning time for your fishing.
Got to admit the dawn thing has never appealed to me. Not that I can't get up early. I spent five years as a milkman and the best part of twenty five working shifts. No. I've never been a fan of getting up early, rushing everything and then getting to the water knowing that every passing minute gave you a better chance than the minutes still to come.
As a kid it had to be a dawn start. Walking down to Worsbrough Res' through the fields in the dark getting my jeans so wet that they were still damp at tea time. The stale sandwiches that had been made the day before and always the things that you had forgot because you were rushing.
Far better for me the leisurely lunch, check the weather forecast, casually load up the car and have a pleasant relaxed drive to the venue arriving well before the sun goes down. Then I have time to have a little walk to assess the best spot and put in some bait, go back for the tackle and set up without rushing. I know that every coming minute is likely to give me a better chance than the ones already gone.
Dawn is vastly over rated as a fishing time for me. Yes, the dawn chorus can be a bonus, but I can hear that from my bedroom window.
Got to admit the dawn thing has never appealed to me. Not that I can't get up early. I spent five years as a milkman and the best part of twenty five working shifts. No. I've never been a fan of getting up early, rushing everything and then getting to the water knowing that every passing minute gave you a better chance than the minutes still to come.
As a kid it had to be a dawn start. Walking down to Worsbrough Res' through the fields in the dark getting my jeans so wet that they were still damp at tea time. The stale sandwiches that had been made the day before and always the things that you had forgot because you were rushing.
Far better for me the leisurely lunch, check the weather forecast, casually load up the car and have a pleasant relaxed drive to the venue arriving well before the sun goes down. Then I have time to have a little walk to assess the best spot and put in some bait, go back for the tackle and set up without rushing. I know that every coming minute is likely to give me a better chance than the ones already gone.
Dawn is vastly over rated as a fishing time for me. Yes, the dawn chorus can be a bonus, but I can hear that from my bedroom window.