I quite frequently receive emails that demand a reply in some depth, and I feel might be of interest to... 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
MISSING THE BUS Spalding is only 40 minutes’ drive from where I live, and behind a big shopping centre called... Read More
POPULAR PLACE I’d arranged to fish with a couple of mates at Staunton Harold Reservoir. Chris was already set up... Read More
TOUGH CUT After the first tricky match on the Grantham Canal back in January, I wasn’t expecting anything different early... Read More
MARCH: WINTER REMAINS First trip early March and it still felt like winter when I arrived at Birch Lake, which... Read More
OFF COURSE My friend Steve suggested checking out a golf course lake just outside Lincoln, telling me it can be... Read More
Partly because I was a teacher for many years, and partly because of my two TV series ‘Fishing In The... Read More
Easter Sunday was so mellow I spent it discovering hidden rivers around the new house and planting a seven foot... Read More
LOST IN LINCOLNSHIRE I started the New Year trying a new venue a fishing mate had discovered. It was a... Read More
RED LIONS I had arranged to meet the Fishing Magic and Thomas Turner teams at the Red Lion in Bredwardine... Read More
GOING SHALLOW I began the month with a few sessions on the Specimen Lake at Woodland Waters, where the huge... Read More
EXPLORING NEW GROUND Renovation work on my local Grantham Canal continues, with yet another lock brought back to life. I... Read More
WEEDY SURPRISE Matches were due to start next month on the Fossdyke Canal, so I took a run up there... 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
Justin McCarthy reports back from a week spent in the 'Land of the Giants' Read More
HALFWAY CANAL First outing was an exploratory session on the Half Mile section of the Grantham Canal at Woolsthorpe. This... Read More
MURKY DAYS A feature this winter has been heavy frosts and several foggy days spent out on the bank, but... Read More
IN THE SHADE Weather forecasters were predicting bright sunshine and temperatures well into the seventies, so Willow Lakes at Foston... Read More
FIRST FROSTS Scraping ice off the car for the first time this year, reminded me that tactics might need changing,... Read More
ICE AGE Rivers were flooded and stillwaters frozen, wonderful! But as always, my angling pal Dave Eastwood was as keen... Read More