COLD START
It was chilly in early May and I had arranged an outing with Malcolm from the local Ropsley Fishing Club. Malcolm lives just outside Grantham and had promised to show me a new venue, Homeclose Fishery, which is 5 miles west of Melton
I have never been a session carp angler, although I like a night on the bank and have on odd occasions spent the night in pursuit of a carp or 2, however I much prefer to stalk them, feed some spots, observe their behaviour and then set a trap to
The last fortnight has seen a steady influx of summer fish whilst the thornbacks have just started to move offshore.Offshore
There are more hounds starting to show with some cracking fish amongst them. Best of the fish on Friday was a beauty of 15lb
How moody do these tench want to be this year?I have just got back from a week long session and it was a real struggle trying to find some feeding fish. Looking back on the week, it was quite a rewarding time but there was a lot of moving around
On the arrival back into the UK after a cracking week away in Cyprus, I was greeted with the end of a very cold week at home. I had even missed some spring snow in Norwich, which I was very glad of. So, as I was planning to do the Sunday night and
It’s difficult to know where to start on with this blog, as I have been lucky enough to experience probably the best specimen roach fishing in the UK. I’ve dedicated so much time to chasing big roach during the winter months over the years. When
Out here in France we don't have a river close season. Apart from a few months (Feb to May) for predators, it’s possible to fish all year round. The close season in the UK is antiquated and complicated it needs a total overhaul, I my opinion. The
Well the British Carp Anglers Championship, BCAC, is already here and both myself and Steve are finding ourselves constantly preparing rigs, organising our bait and doing our homework on how the lake we have chosen is fishing.This year we have chosen
Whilst out looking for new areas to fish close to his French home our very own French correspondent Ade kiddell got a surprise in the shape of a huge river carp!Ade explained... "I am always out and about looking at new areas for both myself and
The last fortnight has been very unsettled with strong winds at times but this has not stopped us from getting out to where the fish are and having some cracking sport.Inshore
There are lots of thornbacks inshore and these fish will be here for