Well, we did encounter on one half submerged Tesco trolley. I got rather wet de-tangling a carrier bag from around my propeller, also from Tesco! And we met 3 noisy teenagers skiving school at Long Eaton Lock. But contrary to the warning we had brilliant time and I can really recommend the Erewash to other boaters. It's canal of great diversity; brilliant wildlife, industrial heritage with town and country along the way.
This was no pleasure cruise it was work, well kind of! My mate Matt was producing a film for BBC's Inside Out (East Midlands) about the 'fisher folk,' anglers on the Erewash and the presenter Ray Gosling was using 'TC' to get from A to B.
The day prior to filming we'd taken the boat up to Langley Mill basin and met some of the chaps from the Erewash Preservation Association. They'd given us the tour and I'd purchased one of their impressive plaques as a memento and proof I'd made it right to the end of the navigation! I'd spent the night at their facilities and very clean and tidy they were too.
The crew arrived at 10am sharp and we commenced filming and started the trip south back down to Trent Lock. Ray had brought a jam jar and a pink fishing net (see below) hardly your carbon fibre rod and reel but he was optimistic about his chances.
It took us around 7 and a half hours to get up the Erewash. The journey back down was much slower and took us the best part of 2 days as we were stopping off to meet anglers along the way.
We encountered a young mum fishing alongside her pushchair with an 8 week old baby! an ex-British champion who'd landed a 30 pound carp near Shardlow on the Trent back in the 1980's and Irene a lovely lady who showed Ray the perch she'd just caught. It was hardly the deadliest catch... I've owned goldfish bigger, nevertheless Ray cried out as he claimed the fish had bitten him.. as revenge maybe?
All in all it was a great trip and Tony (series producer) even posted a clip on You Tube so I could send a message home to baby Charlie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpmsFeE--7w
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أحب عملكم و أتمنى أن أكون معكم و السلام عليكم من عزوزكم
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ReplyDeleteI may have caught the smallest fish ever, but you know what they say "Size doesn't matter!!"
Really glad that you enjoyed your trip up the Erewash and it was lovely meeting you and "the crew".
Irene
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