Seems like we haven't had a spring this year; one day it was cold and blustery, the trees were bare, and only the odd early spring flower was making an appearance, the next it seemed like summer had arrived, the trees were in full leaf and the
The fishing over the last fortnight has been improving all the time and with calm sunny weather we have got all our trips in.The Thornbacks have pushed in to all areas inshore in good numbers, best we have seen so far are two fish at 16lb with a lot
Well I’ve just got back from a week’s fishing in France, which saw me land the fish of a lifetime!Having been fishing for just over two years, I have been fortunate enough to catch large fish, both home and abroad; however I have never set foot
I finally got near the Wensum in the second week of January, an after-work session with Justin. The river was still up a bit, and pushing through, but it was fishable. The first swim I dropped into was where the river widened a bit; I was fishing
The back end of the river season was a washout with ice, snow and high-water levels. So, a few days after the thaw set in, I retreated to the deep Specimen Lake at Woodlands. I had unfinished business there after losing a massive roach back in
With the end of the season in sight, and with the weather being so poor, it was going to be touch and go whether there was much fishing on the rivers left. With the snow and winds hitting Norfolk midweek it looked like I was going to be sat indoors
The last few weeks have been the worst spell of winter weather for a long time, unfortunately this had a dramatic affect on the fish, a combination of gale force east wind and sudden drop in water temperature pushed the fish a long way offshore.The
I have always enjoyed fishing the last few days of the river season; over the years I have had some great catches, and, with that in mind I booked the ferry well in advance, with a trip to the Trent planned, and like a military operation I sorted
As I’m writing this end of season round up, we are currently experiencing the “Beast from the East: Phase Two in East Anglia. It’s fair to say we have had a proper winter this year, but that hasn’t made my winter fishing any less enjoyable.In
We all know how devastating feeder fishing can be. Whether it’s pleasure angling or a match, it’s certainly a great tactic for amassing a large number of fish. Sometimes it’s a case of slinging out a feeder and your tip won’t stop going round