Perch fishing

Last Sunday I went fishing to Bay Háros. Normally I don't go fishing from November till April because I can't stand the cold. But the weather was so beautiful, mild and sunny that I just felt that I had to make an exception. I had expected the day's fishing to be pretty uneventful and quiet but strangely enough, I caught about a dozen perches, some of them quite big (at least compared to the average perch in Hungarian waters). I also caught two little ides. I used maggots and earthworms for bait. All the fish were released immediately after they were caught. It was great to switch off for a while and do nothing but wait and watch the float.

A picture of one of the perches that I caught. They all looked a bit darker than in summer but they had nice strong colours.

 And this one was the fattest:)  You can see the hook with the maggots still in its mouth. At first, I believed it to be a lot bigger than what it actually turned out to be.