Back In The Game!

Well at long last it seems my luck may be changing, and for the first time in a number of weeks I have an almost successful weekend to report! Saturday was the first round of the Summer... 

Drawbag Blues….

‘Better to be lucky than good’ is the slogan used by fellow blogger Mark Wragg, but at the moment I seem to have the wrong end of the stick- I’m being unlucky at the draw bag... 

Cornish Catastrophe!

Well as you have probably worked out if you have been following the results, I haven’t done very well down Cornwall. In fact, that is probably the understatement of the century, fishing... 

An Un-Nerfing Weekend!

I was only planning on fishing one day this weekend, and having Saturday off to prepare my gear for White Acres, but when Matt (Godfrey) suggested a run out to Little John Lakes to... 

The Folly Of Youth!

If there is one method I am confident with, I would have to say it is chopped worms and casters. It is a way of fishing that suits my style, and I always enjoy doing it. You can imagine... 

Semi-Success at Sessay!

With the weather finally seeming to be turning round, I was really looking forward to this weekends matches- a chance to leave behind some of the crap draws of winter and look forward... 

Not Another Disaster!

After last Sundays disaster at Hallcroft I honestly thought my current run couldn’t get any worse. Unfortunately, once again I was wrong as another grueling two days sport have seen... 

Must Do Better!

With two nights out planned in the run up to last weekend, I took the decision to stop local on Saturday, as I had to get back for a wedding in the evening. It was the right decision... 

Better stick to bank-sitting!

I had agreed to go down to Browning Cudmore to bank run with Triana North on saturday, and had been looking forward to it, I find I learn more doing this than fishing myself! I picked... 

Close, But No Cigar!

I have had one of those weekends where I felt I fished a reasonable match both days, but won nothing! Don’t get me wrong, there is plenty I could have done better, but I know the... 

Bloodworm & Joker- A Beginners Guide

Many anglers are under the impression that fishing bloodworm and joker is a complex art, practised only by a handful of top anglers across the country. Sheffield Angler, and fishing4fun... 

Curry, Carp and Cudmore…

Following the battle with ice that I have had over the last two weeks, you can imagine my relief when I saw a bright but breezy outlook for the weekend! I had planned to venture down... 

An-ice Weekend!

Following quite a successful campaign in open and practice matches leading up to our Supercup tie at Lindholme, I must admit I was confident of success, both on an individual and a... 

Supercup Practise Matches

The last few weeks have been dominated by practicing for the first round of the Angling Times Supercup, which we are fishing at Lindholme Lakes in Lincolnshire. We have drawn two good... 

Luck of the Draw

As I said in my last post there are few times in the match fishing year when the drawbag plays as important an aspect on the outcome of the match as it does when the water turns cold. Of... 

A Weekend Of Two Halves

I don’t think there is a worse time to go fishing than when the weather suddenly gets colder. In the transition between autumn and winter, all the usual laws that apply to fish...