stevetheangler

Went on Monday 28th April to the usual tench/bream pool … but health – a heady/sinus thing spoilt the day.
Best I can do is copy the relevant part of an email I sent to my buddy the following day…

“Not a good day … for me anyway … far too hot!
Plus I had a bad phlegmy cough Sat pm – at times having coughing bouts that lasted 10-15 seconds without time to take a breath in!! Overnight I didn’t think I’d go but at 0400 started to feel better and went at 0500…

Fished from about 0645 … one other arrived just in front of me so I got to pass through gate and lock it behind me. 2 others already there … and 4 more arrived during the day! This on a pool when 95% of time I’m first there at 0715 … and quite often noone else all day, and if 2 others do arrive then it’s equivalent to January sales!! 

Started float fishing … lift method per usual. A few nudges but probably small perch sucking the worm’s tail. But I miscast about 1130 into overhanging tree… bust, got float back but whiplash tangled end rig too badly to resolve so got my leger rod out. Second cast – 2-01 bream. A fair few decent takes followed but no connections.. and then… 

Thought I’d fish to about 1400-1430 but sun came round trees at about 1330 … and too hot! Can’t tolerate heat, no oxygen in the air it feels to me… and coughing fits returned so breathing in no O2 and then emptying lungs of what little I’d taken in… big task it was tackling down and barrowing kit to car (60 yards?) … didn’t feel well at all! Stopped off halfway home at the Co-op in Codsall to get a Cornetto to cool down!! Got home and Liz helped unload and we just dumped all in the front room. 

Had a cool shower (although it seems there’s a problem with the mixer tap and couldn’t turn down <37°C) and then lay on bed naked for a few hours until 2000 and then came down for a couple of hours… and then back to bed. Coughing fits overnight but seemed to ease a bit. 

Up at 0800 today felt much better, had breakfast, put baits in fridge/freezer, etc and then sorted the float rod… but now (1400) sun is up, coughing and tickly throat is back and gear is still out back waiting for the day to cool before I go get it in… Want to make adjustments to my leger setup too but that’s for tomorrow now….”

Baits, worm … and I also tried raw chicken (not a touch) …

Yesterday unpacked the baits and put in fridge and  I did manage to retackle the float rod all early morning before the sun came up over the house but it was evening time before the sun went down enough to venture out again to bring the gear in to storage. Cough still coming and going and its very debilitating when it happens, throat a bit rough too. But generally managed to sleep through most of the night…

PLANS

Not sure yet, probably depends on how I recover from this bout of whatever it is!