Hi,
Farmoor reservoir, Oxford, Tues evening - cold, moderate wind, few
buzzers coming off but no action (some being taken on Boobies). Fishing
the usual buzzers on a long leader with a strike indicator - fish rose
at the indicator. I made a kind of involuntary strike and hooked up with
something. Saw it was on the top dropper but was very strong - I
guessed I had foul hooked it. Played it very gently because of this but
as it came closer could see that A. it was hooked in the mouth, B. it
was a decent fish (2lb 12oz). Eventually landed it - hooked throught the
lower jaw very firmly - it must have taken a buzzer moving at 30 mph. So
much for deception. No more takes. Stomach full of daphnia. I guess it
was over wintered - they do not usually stock at this weight.
Lessons to be learned??

Gordon