Last words

The Tri-Cast Winter League at Cudmore started in December. The Last Cast team for this 6 round series consists of Pete Keenan, Neil Lloyd, Sean Mulheir, Rich Hodgkiss, Steve May and... 

Last words

The Tri-Cast Winter League at Cudmore started in December. The Last Cast team for this 6 round series consists of Pete Keenan, Neil Lloyd, Sean Mulheir, Rich Hodgkiss, Steve May and... 

Dark Days

I made a commitment to myself a few years ago that writing about fishing would never get in the way of actually going fishing. As a consequence my blogs are occasional rather than regular,... 

Happy Slapper

For me the biggest trend in match fishing in recent years has been the evolution of shallow fishing. Both on the rod (in terms of pellet waggler fishing) and the pole this approach... 

On My Travels

I’ve been all over since my last blog, including the Garbolino Spring Classic Festival at Whiteacres and the Total Fishing 2-dayer at The Glebe Whiteacres – no fish left? Whilst... 

The Partridge Family

Since the new year I fished several matches on Cudmore, on Suez and Brewsters lakes. But I have been consistently unable to get on the preferred Suez, constantly drawing Brewsters.... 

Little by Little

Going into Round 5 of the Winsford Winter League on the River Weaver, our team Last Cast was leading the league by five points, from Hazel Grove. We had stuck to a small fish approach... 

Dream Weaver

The Winsford Winter League takes place on the River Weaver, around the town of Winsford, between September and December each year. Winsford is in Cheshire, equidistant from Manchester,... 

Hero, Zero, Hero, Zero…etc

I have fished the White Acres Spring Festivals for a number of years, but this is the first time I have entered an Autumn one. I had booked on, but owing to work commitments I was only... 

The Battle of Sedgemoor (Ie The Pentax Div 1 National)

Sedgemoor saw the last pitched battle in England in 1685, when James II saw off the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth. It was a bloody affair. Unfortunately for the rebels, they were... 

Hard Times

I’ve been away with work for the last few weeks so had not been out much. But I’ve managed two opens at Cudmore in the last two weeks and I think I’ve learnt a few things so here... 

Dynamite Blows Hole in my Good Run

Two years ago I finished 40th (out of 180 anglers) in this Whiteacres festival. Last year I finished 39th. So this year I expected to finish 38th. Unfortunately, the fishing gods made... 

North West Angle

My match-fishing year is quite structured. December through until Easter we fish the Cudmore Winter League – more of this shortly. After Easter I like to go down to Whiteacres for... 

Colin Mercer

Colin Mercer Colin grew up on Merseyside and spent his early years fishing the Leeds-Liverpool Canal around Lydiate and Maghull. Keen to know how it felt to actually catch a fish, he...