That Bob sure is a loyal fishing buddy. Now somebody please drag Brian away from his workplace, take him the to river (Wye?) and put a fishing rod in his hands... (Fishing is like cycling - once you've learnt, you never forget!)
Birdfair Syndrome
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Here is a rarely-publicised fact: it is illegal for fishing tackle shops to
sell lead weights between 0.06g and 28.35g (1oz). It might surprise you to
kn...
Opening Day
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I didn't manage to wet a line during the close season, a handful of
recce's to new stretches (usually followed by a pint) was as close as I got
to fishi...
Crowded beaches.....
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The perils of living in a tourist hot spot. Crowded beaches full of
grockles.....
Tough place to live but someone has got to do it.
Warwickshire Avon - Roadkill and Rodomontade
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A rather grim discovery heading over to the river for a morning session,
yeap not the usual roadkill I usual stumble upon, and probably why I
thought it ...
My words can't do justice
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There are many skilled wordsmiths who's written accounts have painted
pictures, so vivid, that, whilst reading, I feel able to touch them. In
some cases ...
Third Time Lucky?
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At least I was hoping so, 177 miles each way with diesel now costing a
years salary to fill up the tank I needed to make it worth while, I needed
to ...
Apologies, Tardiness but Guff (of sorts)
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News in Brief:
Once again apologies everybody for tardiness in chucking up guff.
I’ve had a lot on and also been gadding about a bit, plus there’s the...
A bug's life
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Date fished 22/6/2022
6am until 12pm
I have always wanted to catch some proper river slabs. Spurred on by recent
Facebook posts, I decided on a groundbait...
Punch, Paste & Grain.
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It feels like summer's here, and with the thousand (post-COVID) things to
do which are not fishing my last two trips have been about relaxation
rather th...
03/06/2022 - A cacophony of corkwings
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My first few trips out in saltwater this year have been very poor, so I was
after some redemption when I drove over to Milford bright and early to
catch ...
Remember me?
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It's almost a year since I last posted a blog entry and you may have
wondered what I've been up to. Could he be making a film of his life's
dreams and a...
Closed Season Briefly Open
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Just the one brief moment where I let my hair down during the 3 month
hibernation period.
It wasn't planned well. In fact it wasn't really planned at al...
STILL ALIVE AND OTHER RAMBLINGS
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*A POST -GRAB A BEER*
well you don't need to tell me its been a totally weird couple of years
what with the rona and everything , i haven't been sitting...
A Flood of Opportunities
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The challenge of extracting fish from flooded rivers is one of the
greatest. Not in that it's the most difficult but in the measure of the
pleasure of su...
Perchy Ponderings
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With autumn upon us, I decided to target some river perch. The venue was a
middle Severn stretch that I have fished on many occasions over the years
but no...
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 ...
Time to start updating again!
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Six months since I last looked on this blog, with available time and
fishing motivation failing me somewhat. I have been fishing, but often
seemed to be fi...
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...
That Bob sure is a loyal fishing buddy.
ReplyDeleteNow somebody please drag Brian away from
his workplace, take him the to river (Wye?)
and put a fishing rod in his hands...
(Fishing is like cycling - once you've learnt,
you never forget!)
Actually at work reading this comment...
DeleteBait freezer is frozen solid.
New line isn't on reels yet.
Haven't checked the traces...
Just been watching the trailer for Bob & Stuart's new Caught In The Act DVD - watching the pike floats go under... Got to get on it!
Thinking about it; Me, Paulos & Roger are going to give those Wye pike some stick in January - but I'd like to crack the 200lb challenge before then!
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