....using my vintage fishing equipment at the Woodfold Farm Fishery, nestling as it does on the upper slopes of Beacon Fell in the Bleasdale fells, some 35 minutes from our home.
There are three lovely lodges sited by the lakes and for the third occasion we spent an excellent four days enjoying the total peace and proximity to nature that is so satisfying and restful.
As far as the fishing is concerned I am trying to keep my tackle to a minimum and adopt the same techniques, or lack of them, that I used when I was fishing as a young boy in the local ponds close to my home.
It is incredible the amount of equipment anglers today burden themselves with, some with four wheeled trolleys in which to carry it all to their fishing spot.
I do have a small trolley and seat, at the insistence of my lovely wife who has rightly spotted some deficiencies in my physical capabilities.....like walking!!!!
The view from the kitchen window at our lodge
The fact is that the sport has been made into a science with tackle and methods that are often totally beyond my understanding, but the developments have certainly enriched the coffers of tackle dealers, especially during the present pandemic when many have taken up the sport.
I did have a good laugh to myself on the occasion when a keen carp angler fishing opposite me hauled in a very nice carp of about 8lbs or so. Just at the same moment, my float dived under the surface, I struck and landed a tiddler that was about 2 inches long!!!!!
Never mind, I just enjoy the solitude and the quiet enjoyment that I get from it.
