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Round Six

I was busy on Wednesday and couldn’t make the White Acres mid week match, by Sunday I was chomping at

Round Five

The year has started with the distinct feeling that I am one away from where I want to be, even

Welcome 2012, Happy New Year!

My last match of 2011 was the fourth round of our winter league at white Acres. It was fished in

Attitude!

There is no doubt that the saying ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’ is very apt in fishing. I’m sure

Garbolino Winter Festival – 2011

On all the major festivals at White Acres the actual section each angler competes in is drawn before arrival. With

Round Two – White Acres

Round two of the White Acres Individual League saw 46 turn up for the silver fish only round. It was

Winter League 1

Around the first weekend in November a strange phenomenon happens in the Duchy, local match anglers that have seemingly hibernated

Dreamer

Time is just passing me by at the moment; I have just not found enough of the precious commodity to

Maver Festival 2011

It was hard to believe that the Maver Festival at White Acres heralded the start of autumn fishing season. Not

That Made a Change!

It must be at least two years that a few of us have tried to get out sea fishing, with

Fermanagh 2011

Last weekend was a blur one minute I was visiting family in Essex and the next I am planning a

A Sneaky Session in France

It was never really going to happen, a week completely away from fishing. As I loaded the car for our

Maver, Maver, Maver!

Maver Pairs I had a new partner for the Maver Pairs event at Larford and I was looking forward to

Maver Larford, the Start of an Exciting Month

August 2011 is perhaps one of the most exciting times in my match angling career, a short period in time

It’s a Funny Old Game

The Sunday open at Gwinear saw me on peg 21 on Phase Three, it’s one of Chris Hancock’s favourite pegs

And Another Thing!

It’s not often I turn up at an open match and get berated by one of the other competitors, but

A Birthday Treat and a 50 Pound Carp

I was beginning to think I would not get to Mawgan Porth this summer to fish a match, as small

Preston Pairs 2011

There are some festivals that I really look forward to and the Preston Innovations backed Pairs Festival at White Acres

Carp Caviar

Last week saw me staying local and fishing three matches at my local Gwinear, the lakes are fishing really well

The Maver Dream

The White Acres ‘Maver Match This round’ had been in my thoughts for quite some time; I was really looking

Garbolino Spring Festival 2011

I recently made my first visit to Bake Lakes near Plymouth and I was very impressed with it, I will

Gwinear Mini Festival

I didn’t leave myself much time to prepare for the Gwinear three day Bank Holiday mini festival, I only booked

Racking Up The Miles

ince the early spring festivals at White Acres I have been busy with one thing and another which means I

Dynamite Baits Festival 2011

There is no rest for the wicked, as the proverb goes. Well, I must have been really bad in a

Bait Tech Festival 2011

had a telephone call from Wrong Lake telling me the section draw was out for the Bait Tech festival. When