Back track
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A couple of posts to catch up to come. This one because I'm hoping to
drop by Chicken Town for an hour on the way home tomorrow to see what's
changed.
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Warwickshire Avon - Emergencies and Embouchements
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Well what a brilliant weekend just gone I must admit, well saying that not
for my good friend Simon who had to call an ambulance for himself on the
hard ...
Fantastic Plastic
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In 2010 a *Brown Shrike* lived on Staines Moor for a while. For some reason
that I cannot recall, in December I happened to be nearby, so twitched it.
Th...
A right touch
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I arrived at the King Ethelbert PH, Reculver, almost bang on 19.30 hrs
yesterday night, to attend the November gathering of the Canterbury/Thanet
Region ...
November 10, 2024
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Beautiful day, got out in the late afternoon for a few hours of
flyfishing. Targeted Koi. Caught 11 Koi and 1 Goldfish.
Koi on fly
Goldfish
Back to Machu Picchu
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The season for growing chillies is perhaps long over but because of
the somewhat poor summer we still have two bushes of Machu Picchu slowly,
ve...
Bill Milton Memorial Poppy Match - Bristol Avon
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Pretty much the biggest match of the year, a 100 peg match if everyone
turns up, and I always look forward to it.
Friday, Covid and flu jab in left a...
A Fenland River
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I couldn't decide where to fish, but the camper was loaded with tackle,
food and drink, so I set off in the general direction of the Fens and ended
up on a...
06/11/2024 - A tale of two bites
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Spent a few days over in Lithuania at the end of October, visiting our lad
in Vilnius. The city is spilt by two rivers, the Vilnia and the much larger
Neri...
A FOOL AT ONE END .....
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...and a worm at the other. Of course, and why not? A lob tail has always
been known as a big Roach bait and yet in all my angling life I have never
both...
Warm Fall
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The year of Sarda sarda, 2024! Some are still around, if you care (dare) to
try! Chunky albie/bonito whore tied on size 1/0 old stock Tiemco 800S in
lave...
Dork hat
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Date fished 3/11/2024
8am until 12.30pm
You may remember, I asked the kids what they wanted to try and catch this
year. Rupe said a pike and Martha said...
Slechts een paar uurtjes tijd
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De tijd om lekker ongedwongen te vissen ontbreekt me laatste weken,
misschien zelfs maanden. Het zijn wat korte ingepaste sessies die niet
altijd lekker ...
Damn wet in the valley
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The trouble with this big river fishing is its bloody addictive and at a
time of year I’d usually have Pike and only Pike on my mind, I managed to
convi...
Spekboom River, South Africa
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Nooitgedacht Trout Lodge nestled in the valley below
It took longer than expected to drive from Swaziland to the trout belt in
Mpumalanga, thanks in most ...
Mission accomplished!
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Hearing reports of numerous bluemouth being caught recently on a charter
boat running out of Burghead, I booked a couple of places for myself and my
mate...
Filling In the Time.
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Fishing of late has taken bit of a back seat recently owing to my constant
hectic work schedule, so in this episode of James' Angling Adventures we
r...
A very surprising result
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So my last post used a racing analogy . My Friday a couple of weeks ago
was another day that would be backing the long odds . Until Thursday
evening ...
Something Different
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Steaming out of Poole Harbour onboard a boat full of blokes, most of which
I had never met, I was full of anticipation and excitement. The trip had
not sta...
Highland Heaven - Inver and Kirkaig
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Lower Inver morning view upstream from the Scrambles
Over the years I have been privileged to fish in many beautiful places, but
nowhere else moved me...
Back in the Red
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Over a decade ago the search for bigger canal roach commenced, inspired by
Jeff Hatt, author of the long defunct, "Idler's Quest", his methods and his
re...
Mine Shafts, Floods and The Harwood Arms
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Happy New Year everybody,
Covid for Christmas, which is not what we asked for and resulted in a funny
forty eight hours of sleep, sweating and unusual d...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Good to see him back at it again! Terrific angler. Great photography btw.
ReplyDeleteHe had to make sure he still remembered how to catch barbel :-)
DeleteThat's testing the back
ReplyDeleteAnd that light rod!
DeleteWould love rivers like that down my neck of the woods, great pics
ReplyDeleteFeel lucky every time I’m on the rivers - James did pick a particularly nice spot to hook a barbel.
DeleteNot bad photos from a camera phone (I wasn’t fishing so didn’t bother to take a camera).
like a bad penny,haha..
ReplyDeleteI don’t think the barbel missed him!
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