Pike Blog: Jack’s Pike #313

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Jack’s Pike #313

Posted by Brian at 04:29

Email This BlogThis!Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest

Labels: Comic Strip, Jack's Pike

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Blog Archive

► 2023 (15)
- ► March (6)
- ► February (4)
- ► January (5)

► 2022 (62)
- ► December (5)
- ► November (5)
- ► October (5)
- ► September (5)
- ► August (6)
- ► July (12)
- ► June (5)
- ► May (1)
- ► March (4)
- ► February (5)
- ► January (9)

► 2021 (86)
- ► December (7)
- ► November (5)
- ► October (6)
- ► September (9)
- ► August (10)
- ► July (10)
- ► June (11)
- ► May (2)
- ► April (4)
- ► March (7)
- ► February (8)
- ► January (7)

▼ 2020 (123)
- ► December (15)
- ▼ November (18)
- ► October (15)
- ► September (15)
- ► August (9)
- ► July (14)
- ► June (9)
- ► March (10)
- ► February (10)
- ► January (8)

► 2019 (90)
- ► December (7)
- ► November (7)
- ► October (6)
- ► September (10)
- ► August (10)
- ► July (11)
- ► June (7)
- ► May (3)
- ► April (1)
- ► March (14)
- ► February (5)
- ► January (9)

► 2018 (132)
- ► December (8)
- ► November (8)
- ► October (10)
- ► September (15)
- ► August (18)
- ► July (14)
- ► June (16)
- ► May (9)
- ► April (6)
- ► March (10)
- ► February (9)
- ► January (9)

► 2017 (86)
- ► December (9)
- ► November (6)
- ► October (8)
- ► September (12)
- ► August (7)
- ► July (5)
- ► June (6)
- ► May (6)
- ► April (3)
- ► March (10)
- ► February (8)
- ► January (6)

► 2016 (114)
- ► December (4)
- ► November (9)
- ► October (18)
- ► September (11)
- ► August (7)
- ► July (12)
- ► June (10)
- ► May (5)
- ► April (6)
- ► March (12)
- ► February (12)
- ► January (8)

► 2015 (125)
- ► December (13)
- ► November (12)
- ► October (12)
- ► September (10)
- ► August (9)
- ► July (12)
- ► June (13)
- ► May (8)
- ► April (6)
- ► March (11)
- ► February (9)
- ► January (10)

► 2014 (117)
- ► December (9)
- ► November (13)
- ► October (13)
- ► September (12)
- ► August (11)
- ► July (7)
- ► June (11)
- ► May (6)
- ► April (7)
- ► March (13)
- ► February (7)
- ► January (8)

► 2013 (114)
- ► December (10)
- ► November (11)
- ► October (5)
- ► September (9)
- ► August (8)
- ► July (10)
- ► June (10)
- ► May (9)
- ► April (7)
- ► March (13)
- ► February (9)
- ► January (13)

► 2012 (166)
- ► December (11)
- ► November (11)
- ► October (14)
- ► September (19)
- ► August (19)
- ► July (17)
- ► June (22)
- ► May (7)
- ► April (5)
- ► March (13)
- ► February (13)
- ► January (15)

► 2011 (132)
- ► December (14)
- ► November (11)
- ► October (15)
- ► September (17)
- ► August (12)
- ► July (18)
- ► June (10)
- ► May (4)
- ► April (3)
- ► March (10)
- ► February (12)
- ► January (6)

► 2010 (60)
- ► December (9)
- ► November (5)
- ► October (16)
- ► September (8)
- ► August (7)
- ► July (5)
- ► June (2)
- ► May (1)
- ► April (1)
- ► March (4)
- ► February (2)

► 2009 (20)
- ► December (2)
- ► November (1)
- ► September (5)
- ► August (6)
- ► July (4)
- ► March (1)
- ► February (1)

► 2008 (2)
- ► December (2)

Essential Reading

Fishing & Stuff

The end of all that for now - Time running out... The penultimate weekend’s plans had to change but that’s life… Saturday afternoon would do nicely, perhaps my last chance to try f...
1 day ago
Of Esox & Observations

Carp puddle carnage - I've had six sessions down on the farm irrigation reservoir, since 14th March, and have managed to land at least one Carp on every visit. What I hadn't d...
1 day ago
Quagswagging....

Transient Towpath Trudging - Pt.48 - (PB Content !!) - The ammonia stench emanating from the garage pointed to only one culprit, yeap the pint and a half of maggots I bought a couple of weeks ago chilling, or...
1 day ago
Prawnsoda

Animation - Prawnsoda animation samples (version 1).
3 days ago
Diary of a Riverkeeper

Press on Regardless? - Hello, Hello, Apologies again for being away so long, not much has changed other than the demise of Dickie Davies, who we bumped into on many occasions,...
4 days ago
My Fishing Captures

End of Season Glut. - For the final fews days I had many plans in my head but the weather made things very difficult to set plans in stone. In the end I did a session on t...
5 days ago
Not Quite Scilly

The Meaning of Geese - I do not know Nick Acheson. I have met him though - in the fashion that many of us 'meet' these days - as a fellow inhabitant of Twitter. My memory tells...
5 days ago
Bureboyblog

Over and out - Last day and the mill pool looked inviting so that's where I started. Pleasant trotting if I avoided the catkins, all dace and not that big but sport a...
1 week ago
Ordinary Angler

14/03/2023 - Game over - I had clung onto the slim hope of perhaps getting out somewhere today, but everywhere's bollocksed and to cap it off it's snowing here again. Arse! Oh...
1 week ago
Strolling Bones

Bollocks - Fecking weather.
1 week ago
Fishin' Impossible

Last chance saloon - Date fished 4/3/2023 8am until 3pm The river season is slowly drifting away, and with little fishing time available this year I think today was going to...
3 weeks ago
Fishing days

2023 - A few trips so far - 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,...
5 weeks ago
Off The Oche

AWOL Again - 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...
2 months ago
A Matter Of Life...

- * 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...
2 months ago
Float, Flight and Flannel

Prime Suspect - 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...
3 months ago
The Banks Of The Wye

The Summer That Never Was - When I last posted, I had finally caught a fish worth a picture. Was this the start of something big? Was it hell. I struggled and conceded defeat, only ...
5 months ago
River Anker

Grindr - 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...
5 months ago
North East Piker

A couple after the heat - * 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...
7 months ago
Fishy Business

Perchy Ponderings - 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...
1 year ago
Exotic Fishing Thailand

Welcome back to sunny Thailand - 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...
1 year ago
Norfolk 'N Good

Catching some for Dad - 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...
2 years ago
Travelling Man

A Redtail Adventure. - 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 ...
3 years ago
Joe Chatterton's Angling

Summer Catch Up, a Lying Camera and a Sharky Finale - From now on my blog is going to be a catch-up series of posts and will be roughly season by season. I simply do not have the time to run a business, brin...
3 years ago
Avon Angling UK

Small River Chub Fishing - An Old Stretch Re-Visited - 10/9/19 (Video 127) - My latest video is now available to watch by clicking the link below. *Small River Chub Fishing - An Old Stretch Re-Visited - 10/9/19 (Video 127)*
3 years ago
The Lure Of Angling

Top water fun. - 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...
3 years ago
Danny's Angling Blog

A Pikers Autumn Morning Canal Session... - 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 ...
4 years ago
An Anglers Dangling Log

New Target - 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 ...
4 years ago
North Country Angler

Swansong - 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...
5 years ago
Idler's Quest

Unfinished Business — The Width of a Circle - 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...
5 years ago
Ben Hennessy's Blog

New Rods – Making Moves - 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...
5 years ago
The Intrepid Piscator

"Just one more" - 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...
5 years ago
Fishing For Memories

Boddington Bobbers Vlog - 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...
5 years ago
Russell Hilton Fishing

Canal Tench - Something Green, Somewhere New - 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...
5 years ago
Crooked Lines

All change for 2017! - 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...
5 years ago
Pike Fishing UK

March Madness - 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...
6 years ago
Barbel Quest

Ouch..... - 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 ...
6 years ago
River Piker

- *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.*
6 years ago
The Meddy Man

Rio - 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...
6 years ago
Shark Blog

Transition time - 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...
7 years ago
Tales From The Towpath

2016 Diary - The End - *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...
7 years ago
Mark On Carp

Popped up herring tail does the business again - 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...
7 years ago
Warwickshire Avon.

All Change. - 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...
7 years ago
One More Cast

Blimey I’ve not posted here for a while! - 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...
7 years ago
This Angling Life

Check it.. - 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...
7 years ago
Going with the flow

Early morning double - 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 ...
8 years ago
The One That Got Away

Mayfly Reflection - 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...
8 years ago
Pullmyline

Suspenders! - 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...
8 years ago
Pike Fanatic

How to combine two hobbies - 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...
9 years ago
Lure a Pike

"Lean fourteen" to avoid a blank. - 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...
9 years ago
Artoficial Pike fly and Lure

Another Deer hair diver. - A different color setup, The black gives a good contrast against the light colors. A good silhouette for Northern Pike to follow and als...
9 years ago
EsoxHunter

Tuesday 19th February 2013 - 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...
9 years ago
Been Caught Fishing

04/03 Trent - 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...
10 years ago
Pikelines

Peter Green PAC Lifetime Achievement Award - 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...
10 years ago
A Fisherman's Exploits

Barbel on the float! - 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...
11 years ago
Watery Reflections

-
Paddy Pike

-
The JGR Dispatch

-

Show 5 Show All

Records & Challenges

Records & Challenges

Updated: 05/03/2023

Total: 228 barbel (to 10lb 9oz)

Total: 180 (to 11lb 1oz)

Archives & Stats

Archives & Stats

Total: 23 Challenges

Previous Seasons: 14 Reviews

Winning: 36 Posts

Man & Fish: 65 Photos

15 Seasons: 323 Pike

13 Seasons: 1,458 Barbel*

Side Quest: 47 Species

Personal Bests

Barbel	14lb 2oz	2021
Chub	6lb 12oz	2017
Perch	2lb 4oz	2014
Pike	25lb 4oz	2010
Zander	9lb 1oz	2015
Others	Click here

Labels: Species

Barbel (415)
Chub (201)
Perch (70)
Pike (188)
Zander (22)

Pike Blog: Links

Facebook - Brian

Facebook - Jack's Pike

Instagram - @478ink

Book Shop - Jack's Pike
Spreadshirt - T-Shirt Shop
Photography: Fishing

Photography: Nature

Jack's Pike Comics

Barbel Stats
Prawnsoda Design

Visitors: Last 30 Days

"There are two types of fish: Pike and Bait"