3 venues in one morning

A mate invited me out for a morning session. We had planned to visit a section of canal that was new to both of us. First half hour was promising - my mate had a couple of perch and a small pike on tiny shads, but then the boats started and the water quickly turned to chocolate.  That was the end of that.

We stopped by a nearby stillwater, somewhere else new to us, and had a few trial casts. 
The small perch were obliging, and were easy to catch on shirasus.

After a few casts, I connected to something which fought a bit harder. It turned out to be a tiny pike. I just love those markings.

After that fun, we headed to another venue, where we were hoping to find some larger perch.

It was tricky, because the water was clear, and I could see some good fish. Problem was, there was lots of smaller perch intercepting the lures before the big ones got a chance.

Still, I managed a few nice perch around 8-10ozs using the ultra light gear, whilst my mate had 3 nice pike using heavier lure gear.