2011 – Early May Blog
The remarkable spring weather has put a spring in my step and a desire to get out on the bank more often, if that’s possible, as warm sunshine at this time of year is an open invitation to catch carp. They simply like to cruise around in the warmer upper layers soaking up the sunshine [...]
2011 – Late April Blog
Bob Roberts’ angling blog is regarded by thousands as a simply unbeatable read. Here he shares his views on barbel spawning, carp off the top, mastermind, Morrissey, the treasures of the Nile and much, much more.
2011 – Mid-April Blog
Time for a blog update, methinks. Bit of an irreverant tour de force this one, characters galore and rambling through topics far and wide, but mostly all are fishing related. Do enjoy! My little ride round last week woke an urge to return and have a play on the Alderfen match lake. It’s a cracking lake [...]
2011 – Early April Blog
The river season may be over but I appear to be busier than ever. This past week I’ve been out a few times with mixed results. A day on the canal throwing soft lures didn’t produce so much as a follow. The sky was clear, the water even clearer and there wasn’t a breath of [...]
2011 – Late March Blog
How did your season finish up? Mine was a bit up and down. As far as the UK river fishing is concerned I was always going to be AWOL for the final week as I had plans to be fishing on the other side of the world so my domestic season simply fizzled out. It [...]
2011 – Early March Blog
Grab a cuppa, make yourself comfortable and settle down for one of Bob’s mega blogs. Sometimes, when there’s so much happening, I struggle to get around to pressing the publish button before a fresh idea crops up and consequently it just grows and grows. This is a good example and already runs to well over 5,000 words! Enjoy [...]
2011 – Late February Blog
Roaching At Ranskill Nigel and Lynda Hawke have been friends for the past 20 years or so. They own Lakeside Fisheries at Ranskill, just south of Bawtry although I first set eyes on their fishery when I was a schoolkid from the window of an express train hurtling down to London. Back then it was a derelict [...]
2011 – Mid February Blog
Looks like Yorkshire river anglers can look forward to some excellent chub fishing on the Swale in a year or two as there appears to be loads of 2-3lb chub around right now. Bit of a nightmare if you’re after something a bit bigger but certainly the long term prospects are promising. What’s especially nice to [...]
2011 – Early February Blog
Well, That’s January done and dusted. I’d better re-name this blog Early February! Weather’s picking up though and the fish are biting again. How good is that? And how are your new year resolutions going? Are they in tatters yet? I’m proud to say mine is going strong. This year I decided that life would be [...]
2011 – Mid January Blog
As we finally emerge from the iron grip of the recent arctic blast perhaps it’s time to take stock of how our fish have been faring. I’ve heard reports of one commercial fishery being severely hit with thousands of fish carcasses clearly visible beneath the ice. Small, heavily stocked lakes will be hit hardest, I suspect. [...]
