They never told me there are two A41 and my bitch in box sent me on my way to chester!!!
After umpteen phone calls i met them at the truck stop cafe and we all laughed about it.
As we approached the lake it was just starting snow i said to Graham "i've always wanted to fish in the snow" then we booked in and Ed the owner told us what flies were catching, i couldn't wait to fly fish again.
Adrian helped me set my rod up and i was ready for anything!
As adrian said my casting was horrible to begin with and try as they may i kept on flicking that wrist. I tried to remember what i'd been taught in Scotland pretend to have a book under your arm and you can't drop it!!! Anyway Ed came out and said try putting your butt in your sleeve, well i had it off to a tee then.
The facilites at the lake are fantastic i would definatley be going back there!
Adrain was catching plenty and graham had a few i was getting frustrated thinking why am i not getting anything i was doing exactly the same.Adrian announced he was off home and we said we were gonna give it another half hour. Graham said "shall we have a coffee first" "yeah my hands felt like they were bleeding i said" As i was reeling in very fast i had a take i was very happy shouted Adrian and back he came to say well done!
After our coffee Graham and i went back for another half an hour and wow it was fantastic i had two more fantastic fish out and i got to take them home and sell them to my fishmonger.
When i set off for home graham and i said to be careful to each other as it was snowing very, very heavy i was a bit dubious and thought how silly i was to be still there, but i suppose we are all the same and going fishing is staying fishing!
You lot know what i am like for having that last cast!!!!
5 hours later i arrived home i think i cried most of the way and i have vowed i will never ever do that again!!
I tried to get in touch with Graham but i have found out this morning his battery had died, and that what should have taken him 40 min journey ended up 4 hours too, and he had a bump in his car and it has really shaken him up.
Today i am aching in every part of my body probably brought on by the casting and digging myself out with my bare hands in a snow storm!
But apart from the journey home i had a fantastic day and can't wait to do it again!! (without the snow)
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Graham and Adrian thank you both for a lovely day