Back home now and thinking about what a great couple of days fishing it was. I was very fortunate to have had lady luck smiling on me with a run of beautiful fish. (shame she looked the other way when the bank was a tad slippery!) I have to thank you though for being a top bloke for knowingly sticking me in the best looking spots, karma will reward you next season I'm sure. Can't really believe how much we saw in such a short space of time, pike rolling, watching them whack the float baits, kingfishers, swans battling each other almost to death etc... I am inspired to make a trip in the warmer weather and chase a few of the perch on ultra light gear, it just looks like a lot of fun. Well done on your lure caught jack, a really special way to end an unexpected trip. Fitted the new mags to the reels this morning and getting ready to gear up for some sharking. Hope to see you later in the year.
Bathampton / Bristol & West Pairs League
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This was the final round of this friendly league and was being fished at
Newbridge, Rich Lacey and myself had an 8 point lead going into this final
round....
August 2026
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Flyfished just 4 days this month. Caught some cool fish all the same.
Here's a few:
24.5" Hybrid Striped Bass
29" Grass Carp
2 other Grass Carp (ab...
Bottom feeders
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Date fished 31/8/2026
6.30am until 11am
There are items of tackle that I like, I use because I always have and
there are items that I love but have rare...
Crossing borders.
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Last weekend, I had a couple of after work sessions with my mate Ryan. Poor
weather conditions had wrecked his fishing plans during the previous week
on ...
Merry Christmas
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According to Morrisons, Christmas is upon us. The fact that your Advert
Calendar chocolate is likely to melt means nothing, and the gigantic
commerce ...
Nieuw jaar
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Het jaar was wat moeizaam begonnen. Druk, griep, andere verplichtingen en
ijs op het water. Maar deze ochtend toch naar het water gegaan om de eerste
sch...
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 ...
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 ...
Unfinished Business - Numbskulls
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I have a great deal of never-published-material in the IQ archive. This
article was probably worth putting your way at the time of writing. But I
started, ...
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
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Back on the perch
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It seemed to be over in a flash. The river season is well and truly closed
now and it's time to look elsewhere. I've had a little dabble on the canal
and ...
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...
Back home now and thinking about what a great couple of days fishing it was. I was very fortunate to have had lady luck smiling on me with a run of beautiful fish. (shame she looked the other way when the bank was a tad slippery!) I have to thank you though for being a top bloke for knowingly sticking me in the best looking spots, karma will reward you next season I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteCan't really believe how much we saw in such a short space of time, pike rolling, watching them whack the float baits, kingfishers, swans battling each other almost to death etc...
I am inspired to make a trip in the warmer weather and chase a few of the perch on ultra light gear, it just looks like a lot of fun. Well done on your lure caught jack, a really special way to end an unexpected trip.
Fitted the new mags to the reels this morning and getting ready to gear up for some sharking. Hope to see you later in the year.
Some fantastic fishing, made my season and that twenty was a great fish!
DeleteBit light on blogging but heavy on the fishing (the right way round), the epic swan battle could have been a blog post on its own.
And I'm glad you thought I was running to your aid when you fell in, if the flash had worked I'd have posted the photo!
Good luck with the shark season, see you soon.