Carved out of mahogany
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I was tempted by bubbles and puffs of silt so stuck it out on the stages
with corn and meat, just once did I get a decent chance and this gunmetal
bream g...
T.O.P.C: Part Four: Taming Towpath Titans.
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As part of my "One Hundred Pound Challenge", a thirty pound plus specimen
is the target and with the amount of sunshine we've had recently it has
given m...
Fish Birds and Rules
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I'm eager to get to the 'new' lake but instead took a trip to the 'old'
syndicate pool. In fact both lakes are very old - about 400 years or so but
without...
Emu and The Wraith of Tony Hart
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If memory serves a TV frog once proclaimed that "it's not easy being green"
Before the wrong end of the stick is selected and we assume another
examinatio...
Final Heads To KJS Aston Springs
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[image: Final Heads To KJS Aston Springs] KJS Aston Springs will host this
year’s Daiwa sponsored Club Match Angler Championship final on Sunday June
3rd, ...
never ending winter it seems
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*LIFE IN WHITE*
well here we go into april and it seems winter is only just letting go its
icy grip and dear god its been crap , you know most of scotland...
A Good Day by the Water
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The angling winter has been peppered with blank sessions; the birding
equivalent however punctuated by just the odd sparkling find - a garden
brambling and...
Targets
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This time of year is usually very quiet in terms of actually getting on the
bank and this year is no different.
Water temps are still very low up here so t...
Happy to be back.
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With the rivers now closed and my diligence to try and eek every
opportunity out of them over, I find myself returning to the canals.
Frankly it's about t...
An afternoon down the canal
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What a contrast to seven days ago. This time last week the UK was gripped
by sub-zero temperatures and a covering of snow. Today was a glorious
spring day ...
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...
A Challenging start to 2018
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The rivers have been really up and down since the turn of the year, snow
melt, floodwater, extreme low with frost. It's proven a real challenge to
try and ...
Canal Pike Fishing: Putting In The Time...
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A warm welcome to this weeks angling blog i hope i find you all well and
your nets wet. Well not much to report from last weekend as Saturday the
other ha...
Looking Back and Looking Forward
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Well its time for a round up of last year and it was eventful for the first
6 months of the year then it all sort of went down hill.
I decided early on ...
Elusive Grayling 'Test' Us
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It was time for our annual pilgrimage to the famous river Test so we
battled our way through the Cotswold snow and ice down country to beautiful
Hampshir...
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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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...
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