Think I might head north (upper Stour) bit more like you do! Anything but the A31.....please!The horrid roads are getting worse thanks to the anti-motorist BCP! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
Think I might head north (upper Stour) bit more like you do! Anything but the A31.....please!The horrid roads are getting worse thanks to the anti-motorist BCP! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!
There are some huge Rudd in the drainsPlenty of 2lb+ roach but never a 2lb+ rudd, lovely fish but not abundant in most rivers. I have seen some (possibly close) whilst stalking a quiet stretch of local river so might have a go for them when the warmer weather arrives. The last time I got close was in the 70's fishing a lake near Stoke Poges - never went back though as the guy that turfed us off introduced himself as Sgt someone,the bailiff for this Thames Valley Police water............
i’ve only caught two ... a 2:15 and a 3:6 ... back in the late 80s, just after Luton AC acquired a lake that is still on their book.I had a bit of good fortune with rudd,a rare elusive fish in sizes over 2lbs,ive actually had several more over 2lbs 12ozs than I have 2 to 2lbs 8ozs,best 3lb 1ozs,the two waters in question producing these fish for one season each,not odd ones either,before going into the shadows again,odd....