Don`t you just love it when a plan comes together? 

On this day it did! 

The plan was hatching in my minds eye throughout the day while I was doing my day job of angling coaching…The thoughts of the fish being in an area and ready to feed were strong. So late on I put the bait in the spot I had been thinking of and threw some bait over it, there was indeed movement on the tips and my anticipation was high!

I had managed to tempt a few chub and a gudgeon in the 2 hours before dark…and then just on dark as I was on the phone to my wife (and as often happens when I am) the rod nearly left the bank and took a dip! I slipped into action (literally) and the fight was on, after an epic few minutes through weed and cabbage, the massive framed reward was mine, this fish would go much heavier at different times of the year but it was a very satisfying 11lbs for me.

Such a beautiful fish most deserving of a picture….