29th July Bristol Avon chub fishing
I had just sufficient time today to fish a swim on the Bristol Avon where I know a number of good chub hung around. I was on the river by 6.30am and was greeted by an overcast day with a hint of drizzle. First job was to move on a rather large pike of about upper double size from the →
July 27th Bristol Avon with Richard
I had met Richard a few times on this particular stretch of the Bristol Avon and we talked about fishing, and found out he was just getting back into angling again after working overseas for quite a while. We decided to fish together at a later date and this date duely arrived. We met at 7am with the sky clear and →
Article on Guiding Gary Newman on the Bristol Avon from the Anglers Mail
Following on from guiding Gary on the Bristol Avon in July, you can read the full account of what happened by clicking on the link below. Gary Newman AA JUL19
25th July Bristol Avon a mixed bag of fish
It promised to be a blistering hot day and as I walked across the fields from the car park I concluded it might just be that. I decided to try the hemp and caster approach and I baited a swim every hour for three hours. A big fat zero turned up. It was bloody hot I even had the brolly →
July 21st and Double trouble on the Bristol Avon
On Tuesday I walked the river quite alot and spotted more double figure barbel again. I probably only cast in twice and had one large fish bolt off the hook rig......almost It was now Thursday and I had a window of opportunity to fish in the morning. I had decided to change my approach from the other anglers who have been →
18th July Fishing the Bristol Avon
I had taken Ian fishing previously in the year after some tench and although we did catch some tench it was not quite the size what we were after. He had in the meantime joined Somerfords Fishing Association and we agreed to look around this stretch of river so that he could reduce his learning curve. We met at 6.30am and soon →
14th and 15th July Chesil beach Dorset
Last year I had promised Lynn that we would go to Dorset and catch a few mackerel and BBQ them on the beach fresh. Time went by and the summer slipped away into autumn and the opportunity went by. This year we had decided that the situation needed to be righted. She soon had us booked up in a B&B in →
Wednesday 13th July Bristol Avon
Thought I would spend sometime today spotting fish and putting down a few markers, as I'm guiding quite a number of people over the next few weeks. I went to look at a few swims where I've seen some doubles and other good fish on the middle reaches. Loaded up with a bucket of hemp I baited a few swims to →
July 5th and 6th a couple of days with Gary Newman on the Bristol Avon
During the winter fishing Willow lake I met Gary Newman a few times. We got chatting about this and that, and he ended up asking if he could do a feature on the Bristol Avon for the Anglers Mail as he has not fished much on the river before. Well he had once with Martin Bowler and blanked. We set a →
Bradley’s 2nd and 3rd July Tench fishers and tench caught!
Well here we are and I can't resist another joke. I got really emotional at the petrol station this morning, I don't know why but I just started filling up......my wife Lynn says this is a rubbish joke. I had been looking forward to the fishing at Bradley's this year, with Tench to over 11lbs the previous two weeks from the carp →
1st of July Bristol Avon another good barbel
First a joke? I had a Trivia competition shot to pieces I was first until the last question which I got wrong. The question was “Where do women have the curliest hair”?? The answer I should have given was “ Fiji ” I arrived at the same swim I fished on Wednesday. I didn't get there earlier and only arrived at 7am. There →