Richard Stangroom I had a few hours to kill during the boring time between Christmas and the New year so I decided to got down the lake for a short 6 hour session. I arrived in the dark at around 5am and by 7:30 am I'd lost two due to hook pulls. I put that down to bad hook holds as at this time of the year they are feeding a little more cautiously. Not then having any more action I suspected bite time was over, but at 10:30am the rod I'd least expected to go sprang into action and following a surprisingly good battle, although obviously having previously lost two I was playing it a little more gingerly, I managed to land this lovely winter mirror of 32lb 6oz.