Free Line 109 — October 2026 - Flipbook - Page 183
ALEX
PAUL HANSON
STEVE
BENNETT
BRIGGS
Fish in the river have b e en n o te d to ch a n g e c o l o u rs f ro m
t h e waters in the summer wh ere c ar p a re d arke r f ro m b a s k i n g
i n shallow water. Often a f te r f l o o d s i n t he w i n te r, t h e s a m e
f i s h can appear to have di f fe re n t p i gm e n ta t io n d u e to cl o u dy
c o nditions. See the di ffere n ce be t we en th e c o l o u r s o f t h e s am e
c a rp caught by my friend Pe te r B la c ke tt . (Ve ry o bv i o u s i t i s
t h e same carp due to the de fo r m i t y ) .
S ame carp, 12 hours la te r :
Recently I received a call f ro m a f r i en d , Jo e , wh o wa s o n h i s
way up to see me and decid e d to sto p a nd f i s h a h o ok b ai t ove r
a s howing carp as he cruis ed up t he r ive r. I t re s u l te d i n a m i d t wenty mirror. I wen t dow n to m e et h i m a n d p h o to th e f i s h at
a b out 2pm. However, that n i gh t I wa s b a ck a t my m o o ri n g w i t h
my rods out , and at 2am ( 1 2 h o u rs la te r) , I c a u gh t th e ve ry
s a me fish a few hundred ya rd s u p s t re am , wh i c h wa s a re a l
t u rn up for the books.
Summary:
Waking up to fishing i n a m i st y we i r p o o l wh i l e th e s u n
b reaks the horizon is just a m az i n g to m e , an d wh i l s t l iv i n g o n
a boat on the river, I consi de r mys el f p r iv i le g e d an d l u c k y to
b e able to do as much fishi n g as I d o . T he s e are m os t e n j oya b l e
t i mes for me and will rema i n my s o l e p as s i o n i n l i fe . . . f ro m t h e
fa ntastic social boat fishi n g t r i p s to d ra g gi n g e a ch o t h er o u t
o f bed at 6am to photo a f i s h o r h el p i n g e ac h o t h e r w i t h b o a t
m aintenance. I have a lot to t h an k my f i sh i n g b u d d i e s fo r, s o
t h ank you.
Boat fishing and river carp i n g re al ly a d d s a u n i q u e dy n a m i c
to carp fishing and I can s e e why m o re an gl e r s a t te m p t t h e
r ivers every year. Put in t h e e f fo r t s , a n d yo u w i l l eve n tu a l ly
re ap the rewards.
FR E ELINE 6 9
