Adam's Macnab

Yesterday, Adam Fox-Edwards became the first angler to achieve the Arundell Arms Macnab of a trout, bass and sea trout in a single day! It was exhausting to say the least, but Adam fished like a demon and met the challenge with style. The bass were heaving in the estuary, the trout proved very tricky (the weather at that point was awful!) and the sea trout... well, magnificent as always.
The pictures tell the story...




The tide starts to flood and three hopeful anglers race to the water's edge. The game is on!



Pilks' deadly sandeel imitations. What bass could refuse?



The rod tip arches over and Adam hooks his first fly-caught bass in inches of water.



Okay, it's not a monster Adam... but it counts!



The school bass were packed tightly into shoals and almost fighting to take a fly!



Small, but stunning (and very spikey!) nonetheless.



A fine packed lunch by the sea? How very civilised!



Beat 4 on the Thrushel - the quest for species number two.



It was a struggle in monsoon downpours, but Adam finally nymphed a nice brown trout of around 10 inches.



Haunting... waiting for sea trout time.



Adam finally clinches victory, with this gleaming, fresh sea trout of 1lb 4oz - congratulations!