We are well into the moult with Chico since I last updated the blog. I've been feeding him a mixture of high quality goods to give him the best chance of a successful moult. And he has been dropping his feathers pretty much in sequence which I feel is a sign he is healthy. Below is a fairly recent pic of what's dropped so far.
He has been dropping lots of body feathers as well so his complete colour change must be happening.
In the meantime I've been on my fishing quite a lot. I've been fishing lighter and lighter trying to reduce kit and increase fun! Now at the point of taking just one or two rods and minimal other gear. I've restored another Mitchell 300 reel, caught a beautiful tench and lots of other coarse species and even had a bonus ghost carp. Still got plenty of summer to fish through as well.
All the fish have been caught on simple traditional tackle and bait, not a hair rig in sight. Hoping to get onto the rivers once they open for the new season. I'll update again later in the summer. In the meantime look for the Norfolk Bushman on Facebook and Instagram for mini updates. The Norfolk Bushman on Facebook @thenorfolkbushman