We were unfortunate to find Redmire in sombre mood, on
a grey drizzly day. One's first sight should be of Redmire
in mellow sunlight. But as far as fishing goes, we thought
the weather ideal - a sunny October day can mean a frosty
night, and that was the last thing we wanted. As we stood
on the dam, leaning on the rail like so many had done before
us, Redmire gave us its best welcome, as it hurled a
twenty pound common carp from its depths to greet us.
To be there was enough - but if we could catch one of those...
We had a walk round, trying to identify the various
swims. I had though, already chosen mine. As I had organised
the trip, I had (at my suggestion!) been given first choice.
And there was no choice for me - I wanted to fish
the swim in which Walker caught the "44". A quick look at
the Redmire log for the previous week gave us no real clues,
so after unpacking the cars, and agreeing that he who caught
the most fish would clean the toilet, we set off to our.......
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