Oh boy, a quick dive out in the car for the last gasp of the day... with the breeze dropping I brought the fly in across the shallows and I watched this pike follow and smash at my fly... he wouldn't give it back either! Nicely caught in the scissors - easy to unhook.
I looked at the sky, an almost full moon with the odd bat feeding on the bugs in the night air -what a magic evening!
As a post script, I'm amazed at where a pike puts an extra few pounds... look at the last fish... doesn't look that much bigger BUT the last September fish had a broader back and a fatter belly and was noticeably heavier than today's skinnier offering that made 5lbs...
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