Len Gurd – Goodbye Old Friend
Len Gurd – A Tribute Yesterday (10.03.2018) I learned of the passing of an old friend. As near as I can recall I first met Len Gurd in 1991 when Continue Reading →
Category Archives: The Knowledge
Billy Makin Gets Political
Following on from the first article where Billy told us how Ivan Marks revealed the secret of catching bream, here he reveals the winning format for all bream matches and Continue Reading →
Billy Makin’s Masterclass
I’m fortunate to have lived through a great era in angling and during that time I’ve met and frequently fished with many, if not most of the greats yet today Continue Reading →
Give Mud And Scratches The Boot
You’re packing up after a glorious day’s fishing. It didn’t matter that the rain never let up because you were catching, but oh dear, your peg’s like a battlefield with mud Continue Reading →
Five Easy Pieces
I’m having the most fantastic season. It’s still only August and I’ve caught 500 barbel already! And it’s all because I use Fred Bloggs’ boilies with his special dip, only Continue Reading →
A Fist Full Of Barbel
I don’t think there can be any doubts, the River Trent is by far and away the UK’s finest barbel river. There, I’ve said it. Number One. Top Dog. The Continue Reading →
Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
You know, the more I think about it, the more I become convinced that anglers worship false idols. Blame it on social media if you like, or the ridiculous cult Continue Reading →
Ramblings From A Hospital Bed
It’s funny what goes through your head when you’re stuck in hospital and trying hard not to get too bored. Clearly this is not one of my usual blogs but Continue Reading →
Snowflakes And Barbel Bashing
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 →
Who’s River Is It Anyway?
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 →
Feeder Fishing Video
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 →
Get Your Kicks On Route 66
I recently posted the following image on Facebook. It relates to a number of special events I was involved with 21 years ago in 1994. How time flies, eh? There’s my pass to Continue Reading →
Book Extract – Angling Escapades – Mike Green
From the foreword by Bob Church: “My good friend Mike Green is a great and true all-round angler, being as happy with a spinning or jerk rod as he is Continue Reading →
BLITHFIELD – PERCH DAYS
Please note: Contrary to the report in this week’s Angling Times I am not running the perch fishing days at Blithfield Reservoir. Apologies to those who have been requesting further Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 7th March
What a washout this winter has been. I’ve never known the rivers to be out of sorts for so long and just when the monsoon begins to subside the Environment Continue Reading →