I quite frequently receive emails that demand a reply in some depth, and I feel might be of interest to... Read More
Partly because I was a teacher for many years, and partly because of my two TV series ‘Fishing In The... Read More
MINI BEADS Small beads are ideal for slider fishing. I always thread one on the reel line between the float... Read More
BACK ON THE CUT Canals didn’t figure in my fishing for a whole decade as they were too far away,... Read More
EXPLORING NEW GROUND Renovation work on my local Grantham Canal continues, with yet another lock brought back to life. I... Read More
GETTING ORGANISED A big mistake I see people making is not getting their gear properly laid out when they set... Read More
A Start to the Season June 16th came, and for the first time in years I didn’t fish! The 17th... Read More
Easter Sunday was so mellow I spent it discovering hidden rivers around the new house and planting a seven foot... Read More
I had a dream. Three years ago, I managed a 97 acre wetland site in mid-Norfolk. I called it ‘Snow... Read More
MEETING THE ENIGMA I was told there was an angler who regularly caught big bream from a local reservoir, but... Read More
Back to Bass TACKLING SOME VERY MURKY WATERS With the bass beginning to make an appearance, I decided to team... Read More
I’m like very many anglers I speak to who agree that Fishing Breaks send the one and only newsletter that... Read More
Chub on Lures THE DAWN OF A NEW SEASON, GLORIOUS WEATHER, WHAT TO TARGET? For many years now my summers... Read More
POWERHOUSE SWIMS Staythorpe power station at Farndon is a significant landmark on the River Trent in the Newark area, only... Read More
Some of you will have heard of the Barbel Society’s recent petition to remove otters from this country’s protected species... Read More
Lure fishing for Trout: Day 2 THE LURE DAY In last week’s blog I wrote about catching up with Rob... Read More
Carp on the Fly and Start to the Bass STARTING THE WEEK WITH CARP ON THE FLY With the tide... Read More
Magical Mayfly MASS HATCH OPPORTUNITY Finally, the wind has turned a 180°, temperatures have soared, and the flood water’s receding.... Read More
A Clearing Coastline A new day, fresh tide, and gorgeous weather. We are back on track this year, aside from... Read More
QUIVERTIP SCIENCE I like to have the top eye of a quivertip almost dimpling the surface when it’s calm, setting... Read More
Tommy Makinson is a god. I don’t care if you are into Rugby League or not (and I wasn’t), Google... Read More