Mick ‘the Fish’ Flanagan of Midland Angling has had some more Italian friends return this week for more great fishing in the midlands.
Great be back pike fishing with my pals Piergiorgio Di Benedetto & Tiziano Finocchio. It was hard going on the pike scene but we netted a few in the end, with some smashing fish over the metre on their last day.
The first couple of days were tough; on day one Tiziano & Georgio had at least 10-11 follows to the boat, and all the fish turned away at the last second – just one of those days! It was not a blank, as before lunch I got a hit on Savage Eel.
At times it was very bright and crystal clear water, making it really difficult. On day two Tiziano was unlucky once again; a few very big fish followed the lures but never latched on. Georgio had one cracker and after that it was jacks.
Thankfully, the big pike switched on big time on day three for Piergiorgio & Tiziano. They were out with top guide and competition angler Damian Grifferty, who was a busy angler on the net but also had a few cracking fish over a metre. Lads are back home tomorrow but already talking about next season’s trip.
