Hampshire Avon and a new PB chub 6lbs 14oz
Having not fished the H.Avon since the beginning of September due to guiding days plus a couple of holidays to Turkey and Boavista boy was I looking forward to fishing down there again. My mate Andy (you should have been here yesterday) Cowley had been fishing it and landing some cracking chub to 6lbs 5oz. So a quick phone call →
Boavista (Cape Verde fishing)
Cape Verde is situated just of the West African coast and consists of several islands. We were staying on an island called Boavista. It's the second time we stayed in this hotel. One hotel and 40km of sand with no other buildings. The fishing is cracking too. The first day I was soon handing 5 euro to one of the waitress →
Paul and Graig (Dad and Son) on the river Wye catching barbel
I have know Paul for years, we have fished the same syndicate stretch of the Bristol Avon. Now Paul and I used to catch plenty of barbel on the Bristol Avon for many of years. However after the introduction of Otters most have gone and you would not seriously fish for them on the stretch again. However he phoned me last year →
Grayling fishing on the Itchen
After getting home from the river Wye on the Tuesday night and Ron catching 3 doubles up to 12lbs it was quick change around for me. Packing away the barbel gear and then getting the float gear out. It was the annual grayling trip on the river Itchen with Alan, Steve, John, Tony, Colin, and Bob. We normally have a couple →
Ron the barbel catcher of the river Wye
I had guided Ron before on the river Wye last year. He caught some good barbel in the 9lb mark but not the double figure fish. Now Ron I'm sure won't mind me saying that last year at 78 he said that it was going to be his last visit. However I wasn't surprised him contacting me again regarding 3 days →
Andy and Roger barbel fishing on the river Wye plus some pike from Chew
Roger had kindly taken me fishing the last few years on Blagdon and Chew Valley fly fishing for trout. He used to be a very good coarse fisherman before he changed to fly fishing 30 years before. So on my suggestion of a barbel fishing session on the river Wye he couldn't wait to for the date to come. He hadn't caught →
Thames Perch and 40-50 of the darlings
I had been told about some large perch on the Thames that were just reaching 4lbs. So I decided to fish for them. I couldn't get there too early as I had been trying to sort out the Tench Fishers fish in on Horseshoe lake. Well having got half a kilo of worms the method would be waggler fishing in the →