Break from school results in stunning dace brace - Richie Martin

“As a break from the home schooling I took two of my boys, Ted and Buster, for an hour’s stick float fishing on a local stream.

“Both my sons caught fish over 10oz, while I had a few casts myself and managed a PB-equalling dace of 14oz 8dr – it was an absolutely stunning fish.

“The brace shot is of it alongside another fish of 11oz 8dr.

“Eventually we ran out of bait but headed for home feeling very happy with ourselves… even though the next home school lesson was equivalent fractions!”

A fine brace of big dace

Richie Martin with the biggest fish, a 14oz 8dr dace