Its been a while since i last updated my blog, due to only one legitimate reason, that i had been struggling! As soon as my successful Tench Campaign came to a close when they finished spawning, i moved on to eels. I had spent a few sessions the previous summer in search of the mighty Anguilla Anguilla, but without any joy. I hoped to change that...
I tried my up most to improve on that this time around, ensuring i wasn't distracted by other species that seemed easier to land in the process. I spent a good couple of months on a small mature pit, with some limited history of leviathans been accidently banked by Carp Anglers.
It seemed perfect, as often did the conditions, with warm sticky humid nights, and thunder storms if i was really lucky. Unfortunatley as hard as i tried, it was all in vain. I had 2 small scamps, a 3 and a 3.8 but no true monsters. It seemed that to really be able to contend with the Eel and give them a run for their money, a couple of sessions a week simply was not enough. The weather started to cool, and my chances for a big eel (5+) looked like they had run dry for another season. I wont be defeated though, and i'm sure one day I will succeed. As with any aspect of the unkown, i couldnt simply tell you when that success will come, but im confident it will one day....
Until then i will continue to keep up to date on the awesome captures of Barry McConnell at www.zandavan.co.uk
