Rolling
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Very short session yesterday. After a couple of frosts and the colour
dropping out the river I thought it might be tough.
It was, but I wangled out a nic...
Cool side of comfortable
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Saturday came round again and with it clear skies, winds from the north and
predictably, cold weather, ice scrapers required first thing and I wasn’t
ev...
Woke up alive again today
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61 yesterday. Don't feel it in my head even if I do do everywhere else.
The classic Mousehold Zaks American Diner for a lovely family meal. Nice
Lacon...
The Tiny River Alne - Moon Halo's and Monochromasy
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Considering how many years I have been alive this was the first time I've
seen a Moon Halo even though it's not that uncommon apparently. We would
have b...
River Severn Double, That's A Wrap!!
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Success on this river has taken some time and in time I knew it would
come, 300-mile round trip and 5hrs of driving makes it one of my less local
of ...
November 20, 2023 - Aruba
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Took a family vacation to Aruba. We had a great time!
Had scheduled a 1/2 day guided flyfishing trip with Laurenz Van Mook of
https://www.flyandspinfis...
Admit defeat and move on
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The Carp "double" in every month of 2023 looks doomed to failure. I just
ain't feeling it anymore. Bev's injury has played a part but, even without
her t...
Windmill Fishery Open
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Was hoping to be on the river again this weekend, but whilst working away
in Germany this week I saw there was a weather warning for heavy rain in
the U...
Winding Down
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As the year winds down, so do I. Winter is my least favourite season, and
with advancing age seems ever longer and more unrelenting. I am definitely
not ...
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Date fished 11/11/2023
8:30am until 3.30pm
Two blanks from my last two trips, I was starting to get worried. With cold
weather now approaching, the fishin...
Continue
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Still here, and as requests are being made for annual reports on the year
just passed, I thought I should have a go at chucking up some guff by way
of mu...
Carp, Ciaran, and Catastrophe
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During the last visit to the surgeon he seemed impressed and decided that a
replacement shoulder could go on the back burner for a while. I even
bragged ...
Specimen roach quest
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I had never managed a really big roach. Like many, I had caught some nice
ones over the years but a 2 pounder had never graced my net albeit I had
never ...
31/10/2023 - Wild, wild West
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This half-term the wife and I were meant to be going to see the lad and his
girlfriend in Lithuania where he is about to start a PhD on sea eagles.
Howev...
Anything goes!
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I've never been an angler who limits myself or gets snobby when it comes to
different styles of fishing. Fresh or salt. Day or night. Shore or boat.
Trad...
Fungi on the orchard floor
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It's that time of year when there seems to be an abundant supply of
fungi to admire. The Shaggy Inkcaps and the 'brown ones', which I am unable ...
Autumn Update
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Sorry about the pretty meagre posts this year Its been a strange old year
. Having the new club water to fish has been great and I have caught a few
no...
Sussex Diary: 16 September 2023
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*A diary of my visits to my club's section of river, somewhere in deepest,
darkest Sussex.*
Last month I received an email from Kyle, a fellow South Afri...
Fall Fishing for Common Carp
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Here are some recent catches from Friday and Saturday's efforts.Friday's
carp were caught from an extremely weedy lake and Saturday's fish were from
an urb...
The Week on the Tay
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Stanley Fishings
Panorama from Summerhill
Pitlochrie centre and left, Benchil downstream to the right
The Tay is unlike the other Scottish salmon rivers I...
I,m back
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As a lot of you will be aware, i had my van stolen back in mid july, with
over £4000 worth of tackle in the back, i got up on that sunday morning ,
looked ...
Onder het topje
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Het was een last-minute actie, maar ik ging samen met mijn middelste zoon
een avondje op de karper. Naar een voor mij bekende visput met een goed
bestan...
Differing days on the Wye
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*June 26th & 27th 2023*
• River Wye at Ashford on the water EA measuring gauge at .29 water
crystal clear
• Weather partly sunny short shower late after...
The first post of 2023......
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I have not fished many matches this year hence the lack of activity on this
Blog.
I did fish a match on the Gloucester Canal back in early January but I ...
2023 - A few trips so far
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After a fairly significant break from angling, I’m glad to say the bug is
well and truly back. For now, it’s just great to be getting out and going
for it,...
AWOL Again
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I won't dwell too much on the last 6 months of angljng inactivity. Fishing
has been sparse. Life's responsibilities, challenges and niggles all too
often...
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* HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS *
im very much still alive and ultra busy with flies so heres a couple of
videos from the last few months , please feel free to su...
Prime Suspect
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He was a naturally scruffy and imperfect little soul. Black and grey hair
matted and his shins often coated in spare gravy 'for later'. The dandruff
fell...
A few hours..
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As close friends know & anyone who follows Bedale & Beyond on social
media, I have been out the game for the last 7 weeks with a torn ligament
in my kne...
Grindr
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Variety is indeed the spice of life and my lack of update here is
principally due to the fact I've been doing the same thing over and over
again for some...
A couple after the heat
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* 23/07/22*
Straight to the river after my last shift of a 60hr week, half a can of
Redbull on the way, the other half for the drive home. I was parked u...
Welcome back to sunny Thailand
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Welcome to our latest Exotic Fishing Thailand newsletter. I would like to
wish everyone good health in these unusual times. It's been a while since
our la...
Catching some for Dad
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The handle's a bit wonky but the dusty old Mitchell Match is still silky
smooth. The finger-dab bail arm flicks open as I do an air cast in my late
fath...
A Redtail Adventure.
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Having travelled to both Guyana and Suriname in South America on several
occasions I had decided that it was becoming much the same and I would no
longer ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Looks like Jack's Pike, vol. 3 will be out for X-mas! Ho, Ho, Ho! :))
ReplyDeleteThinking the same bring it on.
DeleteFingers crossed... It's a race against time now, it's written but I've got so much work on - and I'm not releasing it until I'm happy with it.
DeleteAnd I need to go fishing..!
Looking forward to Vol. 3. Was worried they had fallen in when they were late !!!! Jane
ReplyDeleteYeah, sorry, was out of town for a couple of days :)
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