Learning new things and visiting different venues are the main themes of this post but I should start at the beginning – going back to Bawburgh Lakes, after the carp again.I had the opportunity to do a two-night session at the weekend, which began
I fished Willows Fishery at Foston earlier this year, catching a nice bag of skimmers and crucians on Sycamore - the third day ticket lake along from the car park. As there are quite a few caravans on the site, I wasn’t sure what to expect on a
The weather has been very unsettled over the last few weeks but it is finally settling down and this has allowed us to get offshore for the Bass.We have had some cracking fish with the best at over 8lb, these fish are shoaling up on the offshore
It has been a while since I put the tench rods away. What a tough season it was on Bawburgh Lakes. Between the end of March and early July I did about 650hrs, mainly behind 3 rods, but occasionally getting the float rod out instead. I was a bit
I was travelling to the Angling Direct HQ on the A15 towards Norwich when I happened to see the Tydd Gote sign, noting that the North Level Drain is only 50 minutes’ drive from my house. That was enough to wet my appetite. I waited until my fishing
I start my latest blog with something I touched on last time. A few weeks ago, I helped rekindle the fishing bug with Gareth and Tim who I work with. It started off with me giving them a few bits of terminal tackle and other unwanted gear. But I
After a successful visit to Holme Fen Fishery in Cambridge last year, we decided to book the Meadows lake exclusively for a week this year. This meant we had the place to ourselves from Monday 22nd August to the following Sunday. The party consisted
After a few very busy weeks here in France it was great to have a week off to get back to the UK for a few days. The fishing out here has been great in general with loads of barbel, bream and chub, we have had some very hot weather so fishing in the
After a successful end to my spring tench campaign, I came into the summer with little in mind on the fishing front apart from a couple of trips to Lincolnshire in pursuit of one of the shark species native to the UK - the smooth-hound.As it was
A return visit to the River Witham between Kirkstead and Tattershall bridges saw me struggling for a few small fish on the feeder. The river was a lot weedier than my first trip and quite a few boats didn’t help matters, stirring the thick green