With a bait out for the perch for a couple of hours I thought I'd float a bit of crust about - and this 14lb 11oz stunning looking mirror soon took a fancy to it. No perch but double #4 on the carp challenge...
That's a cracker. Good size too. My pb is only 13lb odd and tbh, I like carp of that size. Look good and fun on regular tackle. Anything bigger and it turns into camping with rods!
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...
Mayhem
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Now, where to begin ?
Well, this was a day that will be etched in the memory forever, a day of
chaos, a few fish, laughs and lots of mud. LOTS of mud.
...
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...
Arrow double
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I have been after a river Arrow barbel for a little while now. A tributary
of the Warwickshire Avon, its barbel population is not significant and like
ma...
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 ...
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 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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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
...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
That's a cracker. Good size too. My pb is only 13lb odd and tbh, I like carp of that size. Look good and fun on regular tackle. Anything bigger and it turns into camping with rods!
ReplyDeleteCheers. Normal 11 foot float rod, 10lb line and a hook - that's all. I'm more of a wanderer than a camper!
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