The magic of the river 4-10-14

I arrived at the river just after 6 pm,I decided to take a walk with no tackle and have a look at a peg.
I looked at the peg and noticed another angler arriving in the swim opposite,I decided against fishing here,something I would regret..........

I walked back to the van and the heavens opened,I sat there for 10 mins,whenever it cleared I headed down to my peg,a peg I've fished before,a good size peg with plenty of options,anyway more of that later......

As I was setting up I noticed perch smashing minnows in the margins,the minnows were jumping to escape the perch.There was a huge black cloud looming in the distance,so black was it carrying a downpour as it dispersed into grey clouds as it started to drift towards me.As darkness fell the moon lit the sky up on my peg like someone had switched a bright spot light on me.The clouds were drifting across the moon ,giving off that eerie feeling ,as the shine of the moon became dark hidden amongst the clouds.

I moved down river and the moon became brighter as the night wore on,shining so bright down on to my peg,you could hear an owl in the distance,the faster water further down stream could be heard every now and again as the mist rolled down the river towards me like a heavy fog,covering my isotopes.The ducks moving from one side of the river to the other looking for left over bait.

The mist cleared for a short time ,then it rolled in again thicker than before,the temperature was now dropping,the rods were lifeless as I reached for my flask for a hot coffee to keep me warm.As i reeled in ,I attached another bag to cast out into the mist,I was lost in all the things I saw tonight,it was magical.

Goin back to the fishing,I should of sat in that peg with one rod,do I regret it,NO the thing is I'm there to get away from it all,take in the every changing scenes I witnessed ,this is the magic of sitting on the river for 5 hours,I packed up at 11-55pm,called it a night.That was my enjoyment for another week,a special place to sit,even if I didn't catch ,the river beat me,but it was magic................

Tight lines bloggers,stay safe and enjoy it..............