25th May, tench fishing tackle for sale!
Well I've just returned from fishing Horseshoe again for 48hrs and blanked. Well I say blanked but a 2lbs 2oz perch and 1lb rudd and a small roach didn't actually set the world on fire. Unlike the weather which did feel rather warm. The summer bay was closed off for the carp to spawn and guess where the tench were, →
Not the best of weeks.
I haven't been able to fish much over the last few weeks. My dear Dad passed away suddenly at the age of 85. This leaves Mum who needs some help. So I've pretty busy doing the normal things that you do for arranging a funeral etc. I'm not going to write too much hear about him. Other than I will →
May 8th and 9th and Tench fishing on two lakes
Dan from Cadbury Angling joined me for a tench fishing session at Great Somerfords. We arrived to find a blustery wind blowing from the south. The lake looked perfect, the level was at the highest that I had ever seen. To start with I put out some hemp and dead maggots with just a few live ones via a spomb. Not →
Talk at Wiltshire Barbel Society and a great video on barbel care.
I was invited by Des Richardson to give a talk at the Wiltshire Barbel Society regional meeting last night. The subject matter was about enjoying the journey towards achieving our goals in fishing. For example we set these ultimate destinations (pb's), but along the way we should enjoy the journey. So my theme was about this journey in catching personal →
30th April Horseshoe lake and more carp, oh and one tench
When is the weather going to warm up. I arrived at 7am on the Monday with the rivers flooded due to the incessant rain we had over the weekend together with the gusting easterly winds. I had a quick look around and couldn't believe I was the only angler on the lake. The problem they had with the carp deaths →