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4 2 lb to 43lb mark in the 2 0 2 5
s e ason but in my opi nio n s t i l l
h a s a long way to go in te r m s
o f growing.
The ‘Silt common ’ at i t’s
b e st has spun the scales a t
4 1 lb 12oz and gets its n a m e
f o r obvious reasons. It c a n
o f t en be seen or caught wh e n
r o oting ar ound in the si l t . I
b a l a n c e d b a i t g e n t l y si t t i n g o n
t o p o f i t . Us i n g m y b i n o c u l a r s
I c o u l d s e e a b u n c h o f f i zz i n g
at range on my silty area,
then 20 mins later it made the
mistake picking up my hook
bait.
‘ B l a c k e y e ’ t r i p p e d u p in t h e
same session I caught the silt
c o m m o n wh i c h a l m o s t g i f t e d
h a d this fish just und er 4 0 i n
m y second year and I cau g h t
i t in the t hickest sil t I co u l d
f i n d with a really critic a l l y
m e a n o t h e r b r a c e o f 4 0 ’s , b u t
I t wa s o u n c e s s h o r t o n e a c h
f i s h . T h i s s c r a p e -a -4 0 i s o n e o f
t h e m o s t u n kn o w n u n d e r r a t e d
The Silt Common
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