Fishing with two of my buddies Barry and Roger we managed to make contact with 2 atlantic salmon in the classic Broadmeade Pool Hampshire Avon on 19-6-21.
Long trotting the prawn my float disappeared and all hell broke loose as the Leviathan stripped line off the centre pin and headed down stream like a bat out of hell!
I managed to put on the brakes and so he decided to make a U-turn and come at me like a torpedo!
I managed to pick up the slack and follow him upstream with the heavy duty 12ft barbel rod doubled over! .............
5 Minutes later I make contact with another salmon using the same technique. After a head shaking battle he slips into the net and my first fish of the season of 18lbs proves to be an absolute stunner!
My thanks go out to Barry and Roger who helped me with the filming, photos and landing. Great company to share such a magnificent fish in such beautiful surroundings on one of the world's finest chalk streams!
Good luck to all my fishing buddies - the new season is just around the corner and may we be blessed with a super duper run of atlantic salmon and Leviathan Springers.
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#chalkstream salmon fishing
22 янв 2022
