October, 2018, Itchen River, Winchester, UK. A glorious October day on the Itchen! Lots of trout, my first Grayling, and we even spotted a salmon! Thanks, Geoff Wood, for your kind and expert hospitality.
Floating with Ben Rinker, I took this EB beast on a Hendrickson. Nearly lost him in the heat of the battle when my fly line became badly tangled in the bottom of the boat. Ben came to the rescue, holding the front of the fly line in his teeth while he whittled the knot away. Somehow, the fish managed to stay on during the fray, hence the proud hero shot. But it’s equally Ben’s fish.