I don't usually go on the Kenn if the tide is not right. In previous posts about this river I have emphasised the importance (as far as I am concerned) of fishing when the river is flowing the correct way toward the sea. High tide today was 11:47 so it would be backing up before 11:00 and it would take it until about 14:00 to turn and run off.
The weather forecast was mixed as was the wind strength and direction, also important if you intend to fish the waggler.
I settled in on peg 10 (gradually moving up river session by session). There was an angler on peg 4 with two carp rods out with wafters on the hook looking for big bream.
Two wagglers again, one for the middle tripping bottom and the other for 2/3rds across again tripping bottom. Both with B611 size 18 hooks to 0.11 power line.
Maggot would be loose fed in the middle and caster across.
It was really slow for the first hour with only one small tench across. I had been feeding the middle on a regular basis and just began to have a look on that line when Club Match Secretary Adie Baker came along with his dog. While Adie was there I took another tench, some perch and some roach which surprised him.
After an hour down the middle I went back across and picked up more roach, perch and a couple more tench. Thats the way it went for the rest of the 5 hour session just swapping between both lines.
Ended up with 5 tench, a small carp, numerous perch and some good roach. Loved seeing the roach turn up and about time to.
A lovely days fishing and better than I expected.
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