Fishing Diaries

Feast or Famine

The phone rang on Wednesday and it was the second person that day asking ‘what was on Saturday?’ There was

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,

Who Left The Back Door Open!

Just when we thought spring was here someone in Welsh Wales left the back door open! and it was a

Close, But No Cigar!

I have had one of those weekends where I felt I fished a reasonable match both days, but won nothing!

A Good Run!!!!!!!!

After an up and down winter league campaign with my team Garbolino Ossett, everybody decided to do there own things

In Need Of An Edge!

The Tuesday open at Gwinear was a windy affair for some of us, I drew peg 20 along the back

Bombs Away!!!

This Saturday was the last chance that I had to practice at Cudmore for our semi final, and what a

Windy Days!

The weather has put paid to a few of the matches I was intending to fish of late, but with

Cudmore Weekend

After an alright result at Cudmore last weekend, I decided to go for a double header this time to try

So Close!

Sunday the 17th of February saw the last round of the Thorne pairs Winter League on the stainy. Going into

Curry, Carp and Cudmore…

Following the battle with ice that I have had over the last two weeks, you can imagine my relief when

Not All Plain Sailing

I have got the fishing bug bad at the moment and the only cure is to keep going! I had

Practice Makes Perfect I’m Told!

The Angling Times Winter League semi finals are at Browning Cudmore for our Triana North team this year, so to

Skimmers Seal Stainy Success!

The week previous to this match had been really mild, so I had high expectations for this match. Me and

Lovin’ it at Lindholme!

I have fished Lindholme for my first time this year, and after 4 matches, I had never weighed less than

An-ice Weekend!

Following quite a successful campaign in open and practice matches leading up to our Supercup tie at Lindholme, I must

Must try harder!

Travelling the short distance to Gwinear for the Tuesday open I was not sure what to expect. We had had

Jack Frost visits Cornwall!

What a week that was! It started on Saturday with the draw for round 13 of the White Acres Individual

Supercup Practise Matches

The last few weeks have been dominated by practicing for the first round of the Angling Times Supercup, which we

Luck of the Draw

As I said in my last post there are few times in the match fishing year when the drawbag plays

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

World Youth Angling Championships 2006, Portugal

To get into the England team, a trial is held in England. Twenty or so of the countries best young

Maver Pole Pairs Championships, Larford Lakes 2006

Just Missed Out……. This was an unlucky event for Myself and my pairs partner Matt Pillay. Matt was on the