I’m enjoying this series of challenges and once again I’ve managed to delve into the archives and come up with a post for each day of the month, hopefully things Continue Reading →
December’s On This Day feature went down pretty well so it’s now up to me to maintain the high standard I’ve set. January is traditionally a tough month. The days Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Happy new year folks. Hope you enjoyed a great bah humbug season and have gone back to keeping the economy afloat and occasionally wetting a line – that’s if you can get near a river. Boy, what Continue Reading →
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 →
How did your river season end? Tough out there, wasn’t it? I cleared the decks as best I could in the final fortnight of the river season so that I Continue Reading →
A little early perhaps but Merry Christmas to one and all! I do hope you’ve had a brilliant year. Mine was pretty good if I do say so myself. It’s Continue Reading →
I guess these angling images were shot around the mid to late noughties. Doesn’t really matter. Just a bunch of the memories from an enjoyable season. Perhaps more folk should fish Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 15th September Boys Own Adventuring There are those who will measure a successful days fishing by what they catch. There are competitive anglers who’ll measure it Continue Reading →
Welcome to the August blog. Bigger, ballsier and punchier than ever! Probably the longest one I’ve ever written. Some folk never know when to stop droning on, eh? Well tough. Never Continue Reading →