Farm Pond, five perch; 4 wasps on worms and this 2lb 13oz beauty on a livebait. Loving this perch fishing! Plus a couple of carp off the top, including double #5 at 12lb 1oz - half way to my double target.
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...
From the Archives: An October Albie
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*October 22, 2017.*
One of those late-October albie days you never quite forget.
A beautiful fish, my own-built 10-weight, and my Abel Super 9. The albie...
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.
...
Yet Another Farewell
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Tomatin House
September 2026
Amongst the 150 or so posts I've written for this blog, there are several
that bid farewell to Tomatin, where my salmon fly ...
A Million Shades of Brown
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Tuesday night was wet, windy and weirdly warm. Weather maps suggested the
blow originated far to the south, so obviously I fantasised about the
vagrant m...
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 ...
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...
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...
Fish Leather Books, New Website & Blog!
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Greetings to everyone. You may or may not have noticed a few changes afoot
with my site and blog. There is also some rather exciting news to share,
which I...
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 ...
I'll be back…(again)
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Well the last couple of years have been a blur. Lots of time on the beach
fortunately with many memorable catches, with spring fast approaching I
find mys...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Great fishing
ReplyDeleteCheers, really enjoying the perch fishing (with a carp back-up plan). Not long until the season opens now…
DeleteCracking perch Brian.
ReplyDeleteReally got the perch fishing bug now...
DeleteCracking session (all of them!) Counting the days down now until the 16th
ReplyDeleteYeah, new target is a river (Wye?) three pound perch. Not long to go now.
DeleteVery nice indeed !!
ReplyDeleteCheers, chasing those perch about really has made the closed season :-)
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