Mark Wragg’s Blog

My ‘long pole to the island week’ that I was looking forward to had a good start, but steadily declined

Right! Let’s get something out of the way before we get onto the fishing! Regular readers (or should that be

My usual midweek outings were somewhat curtailed by hospital visits again, but they old nuts seem to be behaving themselves

Last week I commented on how everything seemed to be moving into winter mode, the fish shoaling up tightly, and

Many weeks ago I stated that when the wheels fall off for me they often do so in quite spectacular

Well, after yet another week where my midweek match calendar was decimated by doctors’ visits and other stuff, one good

Talk about coming back to earth with a bump! After my Houdini act with the unseasonal biscuit-loving carp last week,

Now then! Back to the grindstone with the blogging! I meant to start on Sunday night, while all the week’s

 Only two matches to report on this week due to another round of hospital visits with me mam & dad,

The scare with my mam last weekend that saw me break the land speed record on my way home from

Like I said last time, pointing out that I was in the middle of a good run was bound to

I signed off last time saying I was making my debut on a couple of new venues, which I was

Wa-hey! Finally back in the fold folks! I’ve said it before on these pages; computers ain’t my strong point, and

Last week’s long overdue win at Barlborough, together with a fishing-free week, saw me eager to get going Saturday for

It’s been a real roller-coaster of a weekend for me folks, finally breaking me duck up at Barlborough, but really

I signed off last time after a dismal showing at KJS, with an early bath after just two fish had

Heyup folks, back in the fold after a couple of trips to the caravan with Mandy during the week, catching

One of my favourite techniques, possibly THE favourite, is catching shallow. I’m not fussy about the species, carp obviously build

Sorry about the delay folks, it’s just that the matches have been coming thick and fast just of late, with

I’ve just returned from a trip to the dentists, where a clean bill of health for another six months was

Heyup folks, Wraggy here again, with another ‘tale from the commercial bank’. I know it use to be riverbank but

Only two matches to report this week guys, but plenty of talking points in them, so here goes. Mandy &

Hmm. The ‘million bites week’ didn’t exactly go to plan! It was more like a ‘what went wrong week’, but

Heyup folks, Wraggy here reporting for duty fresh from two stunning weeks in Mexico! Best holiday I’ve ever had, hot

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