A gathering of traditional- tackle enthusiasts relived their childhoods recently by going on a canal fishing trip in search of gudgeon.
The Crabtree Society is a group of anglers that embodies the motto, ‘There’s more to fishing than catching fish’, with members celebrating the joy of using traditional cane rods and antique reels.
Recently, they visited The Kennet and Avon Canal, as Joff Elphick revealed.
“Quills, bobbers and harcork floats were deployed in the hope of catching these enigmatic fish that played such an important part in many a boy’s angling initiation,” he said.
“Phil Allen had the best fish at five inches and just missed out on a canal angler’s ‘Crabtree McNab’ of a bleak, a gudgeon and a ruffe.”
