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 great group of lads and I had planned a trip to Sywell Reservoir next weekend and I didn’t waste any time preparing. As the week progressed, my mind continued to return to Bawburgh Lake and the tench within. I had been in regular contact with my
With the warmer weather now in full swing, it was my hope that the tench would be a little more cooperative on the feeding front. During my recent session at Bawburgh lake, I fished in a swim where I’ve previously had lot of success. Roughly a year
How moody do these tench want to be this year?I have just got back from a week long session and it was a real struggle trying to find some feeding fish. Looking back on the week, it was quite a rewarding time but there was a lot of moving around
On the arrival back into the UK after a cracking week away in Cyprus, I was greeted with the end of a very cold week at home. I had even missed some spring snow in Norwich, which I was very glad of. So, as I was planning to do the Sunday night and
The start of the spring campaign came straight after my syndicate had reopened in late March and I had planned to do an overnighter during the week after work. With the weather being unseasonably mild and the trees having buds on them early this year
This spring I'll be mainly targeting tench! The opening three weeks of the season on my fishery hasn't exactly gone to plan but I’m saving my holiday for later on in May and June, when it really can kick off! At the moment, I'm being restricted to
Is targeting a double figure tench a bit ambitious for a blog or even the kiss of death for my angling success? Perhaps, but I’m nothing if not determined, so here goes…With the river season over, it was time to dust off the tench gear and I was
I’ve just finished setting my tench rods up for my first session of the spring! I'm really looking forward to doing a bit more fishing now but it’s been a different story for the last six months…Up until the last few weeks of the river season
Coming into the last couple of weeks of the season, I was planning to go full steam ahead with two stretches of the Wensum. After giving my other half the bad news regarding my plans for the coming weeks, I was set and raring to go. My fishing was