Alan Smith arrived on the 25th for a 3 night session and trusted his instincts based upon previous experience. He spent some time walking and watching before seeing signs of activity in front of 19 and 20 so opted for the latter. Despite the 3 days being quiet overall, the pressure was off after the first night when he landed this mirror at 40lb 7oz.
This particular fish was landed after spawning with severe damage to the top half of its tail where it was treated and retained before a second solution was applied. A shame to see but it has been encouraging to see the fish back in good health since and it has fully healed and not hindered