Ron and 3 barbel over 9lbs from the Wye
I'm just looking back for a while and it seems like just last week that I completed my 300th blog and here we are looking at 310th. The blog does take me a long time to complete however I can look back through the years and see what super people I've fished with. Which leads me onto the latest one now. →
Chew Valley and three perch over 3lbs
Well the seasons really fly by. Andy had asked me to share a boat on Chew for the second day of pike fishing. He had fished it the day before and caught some perch and pike. His boat partner had caught some well over 3lbs and another boat had a 4lbs 6oz perch. So we talked on the phone the →
Think about fishing different rivers when conditions allow
There I was struggling on the river Wye guiding Jamie and Mick earlier. The river rising rapidly with all sorts of rubbish coming down making fishing very difficult to almost impossible. However on the other side if I hadn't been guiding I was going to fish with my mate Andy (you should have been here yesterday) and Martin on the H.Avon. The →
Fishing with Rod and more great chub from the H.Avon
I was introduced to Rod by Rob whom I guided last week on the Wye. Rod is primarily a carp fisherman who lives in Ringwood on the Hampshire Avon. Since he had lived there he hadn't cast a line in the river. Now with it being such a close distance I just couldn't imagine this. So Rod wanted to catch some →
On the Wye with Mick and Jamie
I do like sleeping in the back of the car it all adds to the excitement. However after you get soaked to the skin the day before it takes the edge of a little. Still after a good night rest it's up and off to meet Mick and Jamie. Both these guys have fished the Wye on numerous occasions for barbel →
River Wye with Rob and Stew
I had guided these two gentlemen before on the river Stour earlier in the year. They had caught a few chub but none of the larger fish. We saw some really larger chub however with the low water conditions they were difficult to tempt. This time we were on the Wye fishing for barbel. The river had been really low for →
Hampshire Avon and more big chub
The Avon and Stour are two rivers that produce some lovely chub and the average size is really good. As most of you know I been chasing a 7lb chub from the Avon for years. Getting close a few times and the largest going 6lbs 13oz. So after my previous blog where I saw that 7lb chub it was to this →
Great holiday and another trip on the H.Avon
I'm still way behind with my blogs so I'm putting these all on in one day so please read the others. Well after a holiday I can't wait to return to the fishing saddle again, so to speak. The weather had continued to be hot and sunny back in the UK with temps around the 22c mark for Oct is almost →
Hampshire Avon with Andy (should have been here yesterday Andy)
I'm so far behind with my blog's as I've been on holiday for two weeks to Gran Canaria which was excellent. I was pushing the boat out by fishing Blagdon on the Thursday and then fishing with Andy on the H.Avon the day before flying out. The Blagdon trip went well and I was hoping this trip would too. I arrived →
A little fly fishing on Blagdon Lake
I don't normally fish for trout that often however a friend Roger had a spare place on a boat fishing Blagdon lake. Well never having dipped a line in one of the best original trout reservoirs in the UK how could I refuse. The day was still with bright sun early in the morning with cloud coming over during the afternoon. →