Busy, Busy, Busy!!!

The Drennan Super League was an absolute disaster for the Triana North team and me! I wrote about the practice match last month, where all the team did well, and the following week... 

Rubber-Dub-Dub…Catching Chub!

I’ve got to say as an angler that the chub is one of my Favourite fish to catch. Naturally, the chub is a river fish, although the development of commercial fisheries has seen the... 

NFA Regional National

This weekend saw me fishing the NFA regional national which was held on the Stainforth and Keedby canal through Thorne. The event always sees quite a good turn out of quality teams,... 

Basic Knowledge - Perch

Perch have got to be one of the most under rated fish in fresh water. On the bank you hear loads of comments about them that aren’t all that good. But the perch has a lot more to... 

Battling to go to Belgium!!!

On of the main events on the agenda at this time of the year is always the England Youth Trials. This year, the event took place at Birmingham’s Barston Lakes, a fantastic fishing... 

Sun on the Stainy!

Now the summers here (supposedly!) I’ve got some serious team fishing to look forward to with the Triana North Lads, in the way of the Drennan Super League and the Angling Times Winter... 

Memorial Match at Riverside.

This Saturday was the Charity/Memorial match at Riverside fishery for one of the guys in Worksop Angling Supplies, Trevor, who unfortunately passed away earlier this year. He was a... 

Wetlands Workout

Well, a night out with Tom and ‘Big Matt’ left us a bit jagged round the edges at the Wetlands bank holiday Monday Match. An attempt at the breakfast sorted us out a little, and... 

Catastrophe at Kiveton!!!

The Sunday before last saw me fish the local open at Kiveton Waters, and what a windy one it turned out to be. I drew peg 25, which is right into the bottom corner, but the wind was... 

An F1 Stickle-back!!!

Last Sunday saw me down at the local BW Kiveton Waters fishery after a few weeks of good fishing down there. He wind was blowing the same way as usual and the bottom end looked favourable.... 

A DAZ SPANKING!

Tuesday was the first evening match this year at our local BW Kiveton Waters. The draw is at 5:15 we fish 6-9, 3 hours. I drew peg 33, right round the far bank, one peg off an absolute... 

Cursing at Kiveton!!!

I didn’t know what to expect after all the warm weather, but im not complaining, its reyt nice! On sunday we decided to stop local and visit BW Kiveton Waters. I’m on a mission... 

Too many lines at Lindholme!!!

It was another open match weekend last week, with Balbrough lakes on Saturday, and Lindholme on Sunday. I had only fished Balbrough once before when I was about 8 years old, but it’s... 

Teachers On Strike…BRILL!!!

You’ll probably know that the teachers were on strike last Thursday which meant one thing…FISHING!!! I decided to go down to my local BW Kiveton Waters. I don’t get chance to... 

Orf Galore!

Not had much on match fishing lately, so I’ve been fishing the odd open here and there. I had a terrible 2 days last weekend. I went to little john lakes at Ollerton on the Saturday,... 

Squatts….Know How.

Squatt fishing is one of those methods that anglers either love or hate, but if you want to be an all-round match angler nowadays its well worth knowing the basics of it! The Squatt... 

WHITE ACRES WONDERLAND!!!

Eyup everyone! Plenty to report in this week’s blog as I spent the whole of last week down at White Acres in Cornwall for the Van Den Eyne spring festival. Summed up in short term….IT... 

Woodseats, Woodlands and Wetherby!

After no fishing all week, I was suffering from withdrawal symptoms and felt well up for the bank holiday pairs match at Woodlands, Thirsk. Let me tell you how much of an absolute grueller... 

Wack’em with the Waggler!

The waggler is one of the oldest methods ever used in angling. It has always been a popular method with all forms of fisherman, from match, to pleasure anglers, and the specimen boys... 

Basic Knowledge- Tench

 The tench has got to be one of the most satisfying fish to catch in fresh water. It offers everything, from a really hard scrap to beautiful colours, and even comes in gold! The tench... 

Threading Up a Pole Top Kit

Threading Up a Pole Top Kit You will need… A top kit Some elastic A diamond eye pole threader A bung A bush A junior hack saw 1) The very first stage of threading up a top kit is... 

Brilliant Barston!!!

This weekend saw the annual Sensas Challenge Final Qualifier, and was held at Birmingham’s Barston lakes and the nearby Packington Somers fishery. The French international team, Sensas... 

Rudd- Basic Knowledge

The Rudd is a fantastic fish to catch, and will guarantee bites all year round. At first glance the Rudd looks very similar to a roach, and it’s easy for a new angler to think they... 

WEY HEY…Go Team Ugly!!!

The big day eventually came round, the Angling Times Winter League Semi Final!!! Myself and the rest of the team, Triana North (TEAM UGLY), had put hours of practice in at Browning... 

Bombs Away!!!

This Saturday was the last chance that I had to practice at Cudmore for our semi final, and what a gruelling day it was! All night I could hear the wind howling, and I was really dreading...