BY THE WALL I had been working for Hardy and Greys for several years, the only problem being they are... Read More
NEW CHALLENGES Like everyone, I have my favourite venues, but I also love exploring new places and trying to get... Read More
STRANGE CONCOCTION Rather than rigidly sticking with the same old baits, it can pay off to experiment. Mystic is a... Read More
PURE DYNAMITE Dynamite is famous for its Frenzied range, which is built around ready-cooked hemp supplied in tins, along with... Read More
TIME FOR A CHANGE Pellet feeders have been around for a long time, but like many anglers I have drifted... Read More
IN THE SHADE Weather forecasters were predicting bright sunshine and temperatures well into the seventies, so Willow Lakes at Foston... Read More
Carp on the Fly and Start to the Bass STARTING THE WEEK WITH CARP ON THE FLY With the tide... Read More
FIRST FROSTS Scraping ice off the car for the first time this year, reminded me that tactics might need changing,... Read More
CUTTING EDGE Much of the science behind modern pole fishing was born on canal towpaths and fenland drains, where match... Read More
Yesterday was a balmy day for early October, and by 11.00am the air was alive with insects, the reed beds... Read More
ESTATE LAKES Mention tench, and I suspect most anglers associate this species with late spring or early summer, watching the... Read More
BREAD PUNCH Punched bread doesn’t work everywhere, but when you do find a venue that responds to it, this simple... Read More
EXPLORING NEW GROUND Renovation work on my local Grantham Canal continues, with yet another lock brought back to life. I... Read More
MEETING THE ENIGMA I was told there was an angler who regularly caught big bream from a local reservoir, but... Read More
I’m delighted there has been some reaction to the pieces both I and John Stephenson have written on last week’s... Read More
OFF COURSE My friend Steve suggested checking out a golf course lake just outside Lincoln, telling me it can be... Read More
WEEDY SURPRISE Matches were due to start next month on the Fossdyke Canal, so I took a run up there... 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
DIFFERENT TACTICS Pellets have gradually changed the way I fish. For the majority of sessions I normally take some of... 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
HALFWAY CANAL First outing was an exploratory session on the Half Mile section of the Grantham Canal at Woolsthorpe. This... Read More