John Snow was right. Winter was coming and it arrived with a ‘double vortex arctic blast’ according to the Express. The Mail got pretty excited, too. And I loved the Continue Reading →
There is no other competition dedicated solely to club match anglers that can even come close to the Daiwa sponsored Club Match Angler Championship run in conjunction with the Star Continue Reading →
The red tops are in a frenzy predicting an arctic blast that will dump a mountain of snow, chill us down to minus 10 and last for a week. Of Continue Reading →
As a regular Trent angler I never cease to be amazed by the behaviour of some of my fellow piscators and their presumption of entitlement. Nor can I understand what Continue Reading →
I can’t believe I’ve gone so long without blogging. I’m sorry if you’re one of the many who feel let down by my lack of diligence but there honestly aren’t enough hours available Continue Reading →
Final Details 2016 We now have a definitive list of qualifiers for the 40th running of the Daiwa Sponsored Club Match Angler Championship at Bank End Fisheries on the afternoon Continue Reading →
Bank Holiday Monday delivered yet another challenging day for our second Club Match Angler Championship semi finalists. With a bitter northeast wind hacking straight down the open waters of Kingfisher Continue Reading →
Semi Final, Hayton Lakes, Kingfisher Lake Strong winds and a spell of torrential rain battered Hayton Lakes on the most challenging of days when any pre-match hopes of big weights Continue Reading →
I am not a Liverpool supporter, nor do I support Everton, though my father was born and raised in Liverpool. It is only by sheer good fortune that I can say Continue Reading →
April’s a funny old month. It’s barely begun as I write this introduction and the river season still feels hauntingly familiar, barely over, practically clinging to my vest yet we’re hearing the Continue Reading →
From Monday 4th April anglers who have qualified for the Daiwa Sports sponsored 2015/ 2016 Sheffield Star Club Match Angler Championships, better known for the past 39 years as ‘the Green Continue Reading →
Hurrah! It’s the closed season. Whoopee-doo! The miserable gits who’ve been talking sh*te on angling forums all winter have a very good reason to be happy. They no longer have Continue Reading →
I began drafting this monologue exactly a week before the Ides of March. How fitting. Means I’ll still be able to squeeze a bit of river fishing into the next blog. 😉 Continue Reading →
It’s Great…, It’s British…, It’s Me! It’s not every day you find you’re the ‘star’ – I use that word guardedly, of the best part of a whole hours worth Continue Reading →
When it’s cold and the rivers are out-of-sorts, catching anything is often a bonus. Winter isn’t easy and it’s easy to become depressed. I usually try and mix things up a bit, fishing Continue Reading →