Double Take.

I arrived at Belmont Estate undecided on fishing Beech or Belmont lake. The decision was made for me with Beech looking busy so made my way onto Belmont stopping on the way to chat with another angler who would later help me out.

I setup on peg 7 (Oak I think it's called) but after being informed that the person who had left shortly before I arrived had blanked I was expecting a slow start.

One rod over tight to the island and one in open water to my right. I'd only been fishing for an hour when the island rod was away and I hooked into what felt like a decent fish. I had the first fish close to the net when my second rod was away I netted the first fish and picked up my second rod and was into another.

The chap I'd spoken to when I arrived kindly wound his rods in and came around and helped me net the second fish.

Two mirrors the larger of the two weighing 24lb on the dot the second estimated to be a low double.

I lost another at the net during the night and packed up early the next morning hoping to get down to Drinkwater Park to support the Salford Friendly Anglers fund raising match, that I would have attended if not for the football later in the afternoon.