I needed a break. High water levels made it nigh on impossible to get near the Trent and the tributaries were no better. Match results from local stillwaters were pretty Continue Reading →
A purpose design spod rod and big pit reel will allow you to throw a fully loaded, full size spod very far indeed and with great accuracy after surprisingly little Continue Reading →
Every couple of months or so I take a couple of days of work and venture south in the hope of catching a really big fish or two. I see these Continue Reading →
Sywell Spectacular An article describing how Matt Brown and I tackled the spectacular tench shoals of Sywell Reservoir in Northamptonshire. First published in Coarse Fisherman, you can see the full Continue Reading →
By way of a change, here’s a guest article by my good friend, top bloke, brilliant chef and ace angler, Lee Swords…. In search of Emeralds……Big fat slime covered Continue Reading →
My love affair with tench probably began nearly forty years ago when I witnessed the capture of a four-pounder from Arksey Railway Pond. I’d never actually seen one in the Continue Reading →