Went into the Post Office for mine, there's a few internet scams going round. Only took 3 days to arrive... And a picture of a pike, it's a sign... This is going to be the season of the Wye thirty..!
Warwickshire Avon - Chasms and Crateriforms
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The sucker fish was out in daylight hours, now usually its nocturnal in its
nature and its tucked up out from view. Usually it's a sign you see, yes
reall...
A Touch of Early Summer
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Our elder son has been working in Zürich all year, and I really miss his
infectious enthusiasm for fishing. It was Rob who blew on the embers of my
first l...
Escape
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Unwelcome illness and those annoying little things that crop up when you
start to prep the surfaces for painting like great swathes of rotten wood
have had...
Du Pain, Du Vin, Du Boursin
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Date fished 23/11/2019
07.50 until 14.15
Don't worry, I have not suddenly been sponsored!
Remembering back to French oral exams, the very answer to give w...
Summer/Autumn barbel campaign (part 3)
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As October approached opportunities for time on the bank dried up, work
around the house that (should of finished in the close season) needed
completing be...
Lights, Camera, Action or The Written Word?
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The recent foray into film with fellow blogger Eric Weight of Artificial
Lite represents quite a departure from the usual F, F&F fare. It has caused
less...
Test Roach... or not.
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Up at 5:30 and a 130 mile drive on a cold morning just for a spot of
fishing. Pure madness. Or is it? This was my annual hunt for the river Test
roach and ...
Polaroids and Autumnal Delights.
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2019 has gone by incredibly quick, I know it's only November but if the
last eleven months are anything to go by it'll be done in the blink of an
eye, kn...
URBAN PIKE FISHING
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URBAN FISHING
well recently went on a road trip down to engerland and came across this
lovely lake while on a pit stop googled it and turns out it has pi...
27/102019 - Glutton for punishment!
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Another weekend and another short trip down to Wales. Unfortunately it
coincided with some awful weather and all of Friday and most of Saturday
was spent w...
Rising river rewards
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A rising Warks Avon has always puzzled me. I've had some really great
sessions and some that promised much yet delivered nothing. For me
personally, a rive...
No Fishing…?
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[image: No Fishing…?] I came across a sign the other day whilst scouting
new waters, it said members only, no fishing. Fair enough, I thought, go
somewhere...
Top water fun.
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With the summer just about here and the plethora of lure matches drying up
I can feel the weed festooned lakes calling me. Soon I will able to think
of no...
Dawn Tench raid
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Up early this morning in search for tench, arriving at the syndicate, not
long past dawn I had a wander over to a nice bay with a number of features
to fis...
January
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I'll summarise the month with a 4-3-2-1 countdown:
4 sessions - all pretty short. A case of grabbing what I could when the
opportunity arose.
3 blanks - ...
A Pikers Autumn Morning Canal Session...
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A warm welcome to this week blog i hope i find well and your nets wet.
Autumn has certainly arrived here in the UK and with it has come the
blustery winds ...
New Target
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So it has been like for ever since I posted anything up on the blog, well
sometime absence makes the heart grow fonder.
To be honest the fishing and the ...
Swansong
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Opening day of the 2018 trout fishing season and a first blog post in
almost 18 months. It is also the last, a swansong of sorts as I admit
defeat and unde...
Unfinished Business — The Width of a Circle
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I assure you, the picture above is no joke. That is a real hook — the
'Mustad 39937NP-DT Giant Demon Perfect Circle Hook' — and one that will set
the big g...
New Rods – Making Moves
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I expect most keen coarse anglers own a rod or two dedicated to fairly
specialist tasks – perhaps a crisp, fast action float rod, designed solely
with long...
"Just one more"
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I know a place not far away, where I can have this solitude. I can wander
the fields, unhindered, locate barbel easily and catch a few of them with a
cer...
Boddington Bobbers Vlog
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I know what you are thinking "he'll use any excuse to purchase Boddingtons"
and that might be quite true as I am rather partial to a drop or two, the
fac...
Canal Tench - Something Green, Somewhere New
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In spite of living within relatively close proximity to the Grand Western
Canal for a decade now, there are still parts of it that I have not fished
proper...
All change for 2017!
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Greetings to all blog readers! It's not often I write in this location any
more, but if you're one of my old followers on this platform, or have just
di...
A Suriname Adventure.
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Each January for the past several years I have travelled to South America
along with Joe Taylor and other likeminded anglers. Joe is the linchpin
having s...
March Madness
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I feel that I really should fill in some gaps after my self imposed
absence. I had a difficult start to 2016 because of a severe chest
infection which re...
Ouch.....
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Popped down to the river for a couple of hours last Saturday morning and
conditions were pretty un-inspiring as they have been in general this
season. To ...
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*Riverpiker has moved!Be sure to check out the new home, riverpiker.com for
all your pikey related stuff. Lure fishing videos, articles and the shop.*
Rio
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Watching the Olympics reminded me of the blog that never got typed up.
Three years since I tackled the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro.
I wa...
Transition time
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Warming surf temps mean bait fish and things that eat bait fish are showing
up.
This 40Lb + Cownosed Ray gave a good pull. I flipped her over for a quic...
2016 Diary - The End
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*Date:* Sunday 13th March 2016
*Venue:* River Tone, Somerset
It might not be final day until tomorrow, but today was my last chance to
cast a line on runni...
Popped up herring tail does the business again
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Dawn was breaking when I arrived and a pike swirled on the surface in front
of the first swim I stopped at. A wind was blowing across the lake and this
w...
Pike don't like Mondays - or do they..?
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This one hit the lure and threw it in a tailwalk, before it chased it half
way across the drain and nailed it under my feet. Not the biggest pike I've
e...
All Change.
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When September mornings arrive who's mind doesn't inexplicably turn to
autumn perch, barbel, chub, roach, and dace to come?
Summer is waxing and Autumn is...
Blimey I’ve not posted here for a while!
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I’ve been fishing a fair bit, but in my opinion badly. Blanking for tench,
carp barbel and big bream seem to have taken up most of my summer. It’s
been h...
Check it..
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I post a bit on face book these days and have a "This Angling Life" face
book page. It's far easier to use than blogger especially on a mobile or
tablet...
Early morning double
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My last session was again on the wonderful Wye, I arrived just before dawn
with a plan of fishing as the first rays of light for the day were popping
over ...
Mayfly Reflection
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There hasn't been much time for fishing recently - my degree has taken
priority over the last year and subsequently hobbies have taken a back
seat. I did h...
Suspenders!
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Now that the rivers are forbidden, we have to turn our attentions to lakes,
pools and canals. There's a very small pool 5 minutes drive away which,
despite...
How to combine two hobbies
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Here is how to combine two hobbies - I created a drying machine for my tube
flies out of the LEGO Technic blocks. The machine is remotely controlled,
it ha...
"Lean fourteen" to avoid a blank.
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After catching my very respectable 24.5lb pike yesterday in trying
conditions...i knew my window of opportunity was diminishing by the hour
(as is on the W...
Another Deer hair diver.
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A different color setup,
The black gives a good contrast against the light colors.
A good silhouette for Northern Pike to follow and als...
Tuesday 19th February 2013
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Weather -3c Start Brightening up later
I've managed to temp my son Dean out today for a rare midweek trip.
As usual we start the day with a full cooked brea...
04/03 Trent
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Recovery day following mates stag weekend...played 9 holes of golf then off
to the river. Was looking forward to a good days fishing with the weather a
bit...
Peter Green PAC Lifetime Achievement Award
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The PAC would like to congratulate Peter Green on his Lifetime achievement
award, which was awarded for his commitment and dedication to the PAC.
Peter h...
Barbel on the float!
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I was intending on posting sooner than this, however after a
few disappointing sessions this has led to me have little enthusiasm for
blogging.
A day trot...
I bought mine on line two weeks ago today .......The damn thing is yet to arrive !!!!!
ReplyDeleteBaz
Went into the Post Office for mine, there's a few internet scams going round. Only took 3 days to arrive... And a picture of a pike, it's a sign... This is going to be the season of the Wye thirty..!
ReplyDeleteSame as Bazal, bought mine online and still waiting for it to drop through the letter box.
ReplyDeleteHoping they've arrived now... I think the receipt is good for a couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteToo cold for fishing anyway :)