Winter
fishing in Extremadura.
On
arrival at Brava, we had a quick look around and decided to fish the pegs we fished
in December. Getting there was easier said than done, the ground was boggy and
soft, the tracks soon turned to deep mud under the weight of our vehicles. We had a good laugh getting there, skating and
sliding about in our 4x4's, we even had to tow each other out a couple
of times, but we eventually got to the swims.
The
weather conditions were quite good; a stiff westerly with rain on the first
morning and clear skies the second day, however the wind did get up quite
strong and it was a little hard presenting rigs perfectly.
But
never the less, I was soon into the fish, my first of the year a 26lb 4oz
Mirror. I also had commons of 28lb 4oz, 23lb 8oz, one around 19lb and a couple
of mid-teens, all taken on Vitalbaits boilies.
28lb 4oz Common
Next
week I am fishing another venue for the second time with Spanish friends.. I
fished it last March for a couple of days and blanked. We had easterlies then
and only 1 carp was landed in the competition, this week’s forecast is strong westerly
winds but cold, so hopefully this time I will land my first fish from the lake.
Good luck to all those other anglers out there braving the cold….
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