Catch Reports

13 th June 2017

Dave Coster's Fishing Diary - May

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

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05 th June 2017

Spawning Time... Ade kiddell

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Ade Kiddell, Barbel, Barbel Fishing, Kingfisher Maison, Fishing In France
05 th June 2017

Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – June

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Sea Fishing, Charter Boat, Fishing Trips, Chinook II, Phil White, Chinook III
19 th May 2017

Seven Days - Darryn Stolworthy

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Specimen Fish, Specialist, Darryn Stolworthy, Tench, Tench Fishing, AD Specialists
18 th May 2017

Blowing Hot & Cold - Justin Grapes

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Justin Grapes, Specimen Fish, Specialist, Tench, Tench Fishing, AD Specialists
16 th May 2017

Big Roach Fishing - Phil Spinks

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Specimen Fish, Roach, Roach Fishing, Phil Spinks
15 th May 2017

Preparing For The New Season... Ade kiddell

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Ade Kiddell, Kingfisher Maison, Fishing In France
13 th May 2017

Getting Prepared - Paul Stevens

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Paul Stevens, Steve Crowe, BCAC, British Carp Angling Championships, Carp Championships
09 th May 2017

A Welcome Surprise... Ade kiddell

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Carp, Carp Fishing, Ade Kiddell, Barbel, Barbel Fishing, Kingfisher Maison, Fishing In France
08 th May 2017

Chinook III Charter Fishing Report – May

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

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Posted in: Catch Reports, News Tagged: Sea Fishing, Charter Boat, Fishing Trips, Chinook II, Phil White, Chinook III