Another morning session: 07.30 to 10.00

Lost a fish after about 30 seconds, probably a tench. Missed some other pulls on free line. Ultimately I landed a bream of about 1lb. I returned in the evening (17.00 to 22.00), which was again warm and balmy.

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The first tench came quite quickly, a fish of 3lb. It then went quiet. Helen joined me to tell me that my first grandson, Jamie, had arrived - 7lb 1oz!

A slight breeze blew up so I started to use a piece of bread as a bite indicator on the line. I caught a rudd of about 12oz.

At 21.40, having set my leaving time at 21.45, a 3lb 7oz tench was hooked and after a real battle landed.