Pike eight of the season, and worse still two have been recaptures! After a flying start my pike season has floundered - and less than two months to turn it around - fingers crossed for a twenty...
Hopefully you can make the most of the next few months! I was back home this weekend and on the wye both days. Fished the upper wye yesterday and my mate had a beaut mid 20, back on club waters today I had a brace of 18s. Trying to get back as much as I can before the close!
Warwickshire Avon - Caneys and Carnivores
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Now every serious predator angler knows that the eve of a big pike
expedition requires rigorous preparation. You must check your trace wire,
sharpen your...
Wildlife
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Date fished 11/10/2026
7am until 2pm
Tees today with Tom, targeting chub and perch.
An early alarm and despite the A1(M) being a bit closed and the sat nav...
Mudlarks
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The stalker of the marshes and creeks invited myself and the venerable
(older) Bully down to cash in on the return of the mullet and bass in
numbers to h...
September 2026
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Didn't get out fishing until the 2nd half of the month.
Caught 14 species on fly in one day, 8 new ones for the year that brought
my 2026 flyrod species...
Scant Success
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What a peculiar season this has been. I fantasise about rain-filled lakes
and rivers and feeding fish. I also dream of easy access and no long walks
or...
Long dry summers and In Praise of Coarse fish
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This year has been long dry , hot and certainly has made fishing for trout
on my wonderful north Yorkshire streams challenging and to be honest with
low le...
River Stour, Dorset
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The Wild Trout Trust's annual auction provides a lovely way to experience
'once in a lifetime' days on far off, private waters.
In this year's auction, I...
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...
Tomatoes and Turkish Grilling Chillies
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Two very different but delicious crops, we've never grown Crimson
Blush Tomatoes before, they're a beef tomato, and they were just purchased
to ...
Spring & 2/3rds of Summer
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Not a lot to report since my last update in March.
I didn't fish at all in the traditional closed season.
Prolonged periods of warm, dry weather and pa...
Spring & 2/3rds of Summer
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Not a lot to report since my last update in March.
I didn't fish at all in the traditional closed season.
Prolonged periods of warm, dry weather and pa...
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 ...
The Pre and Post Christmas Rush
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PRE-CHRISTMAS
Sinking into the marsh, subsequent steps no deeper than before but each
consistently sucked in by the peat-like soil, slowed the walk but...
DYCKERS FIBRE BAITFISH ,step by step
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*BIG BAITFISH*
WITH DYCKERS FIBRE
ive mentioned a lot lately about with dyckers fibre , the stuff is really
amazing and has outclassed the traditional E...
Almost There!
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Well it's that time of year again, when anticipation of the new brown trout
season only a mere 24 hours away got the club members out onto the banks
but no...
Taff Grayling and Trout
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I'm not sure the advertising gurus at Starbucks had thought this one
through!? It did amuse us though when we called in for a coffee on our way
to South ...
Simple Float ledger Rig For Pike Fishing
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Hello and a warm welcome to this weeks angling blog i hope i find you all
well and your nets wet. The first frosts have arrived and for some on
social med...
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...
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...
I'm Back
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The clanging of agricultural gates and rutted roadways. The dodging of the
cow pat and nervously passing my bovine companions. Pigeons arguing among
the...
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...
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 ...
Back with a Whimper
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A whole year without blogging, what's that all about? Well last year my
confidence was shaken, I have to admit it. Pike fishing is going in
directions I do...
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 ...
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
...
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 ...
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...
The land that time forgot
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You could be forgiven if you know nothing about Ashton-under-Lyne. I live
just three miles from this quite large town and until a cruel illness
rendered m...
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...
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...
Hopefully you can make the most of the next few months! I was back home this weekend and on the wye both days. Fished the upper wye yesterday and my mate had a beaut mid 20, back on club waters today I had a brace of 18s. Trying to get back as much as I can before the close!
ReplyDeleteI’m heading back next week - and that’s the kind of report I like to read. Top fishing! Hoping I can turn this season around...
DeleteExcellent - hope you get amongst them! Look forward to the report
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