Info for next roundViaduct Fishery, Somerton, Somerset Postcode TA11 6LJTel - 01458 274022BAIT RULESNO PELLETS ALLOWED, this is a fishery ruleGroundbait 2kg allowedLeam 4kg allowedBloodworm and Joker is allowed for anyone who wishes to practice.A practice Open match has been organised for the wednesday before, 8th January, bloodworm and joker allowed, bait rules as above. Contact fishery to book in, tel...
The first round of this years league was met with the first heavy frost of the year, minus 3 at the draw, so a slow start was inevitable.Barston fished extremely well, Packington wasn't as good as normal.Individuals1st Sean Ashby, Starlets Blue, peg 32 Barston, 36lb 12oz2nd Danny Ashington, Starlets Green, peg 16 Barston 30lb 10oz3rd Cameron Hughes...
Last weekend I was invited to fish the Maver Day match on the Ostellato Canal in northern Italy. This is the same venue that was used for the 2011 World Championships, that match was dominated by the Italians, who were very secretive about how they fed there pegs, they prepared there bait behind umbrellas so nobody could see what they...
WE HAVE A VACANY FOR THIS SERIES, one team has just dropped out, this leaves only 13 teams, it would be nice to get the numbers back up to 14, it makes the split sections a lot easier to work out.Dates for the series1st round, Saturday 23/11/13 Barston and PackingtonThere will be 3 sections at Barston and 2 sections on...
Sunday was the second round of the Aldershot Winter League at Gold Valley, Des and I travelled together, all the way up the M4 there was warning signs about the high winds and the chance of really bad weather, so the prospects of catching on a long pole or waggler looked very slim, we also had it in the back...
Last nights match saw the docks at its best, lots and lots of roach, all caught on the 6m line. Only 3lb seperated the top 6.Top rod on the night was Pete Ellis with 10lb 2oz of quality roach, using hemp and caster. Second was Andy Curry with 9lb 11oz, he included a 3lb mullet in his catch, the mullet...
What an amazing venue, full marks to the Angling Trust for picking this venue, it has to be the best roach fishing I have ever had. The roach migrate to this area of the Great Ouse at this time of the year and we caught it just right.I started my practice the weekend before, I made the 3 and half...
The docks has been fishing better in the last few weeks, as more roach start to show, Thursdays match had some colour in the water and a strong tow that ran both ways.Top rod on the night was John Macey with 6lb 12oz, made up of skimmers and roach plus a 1.5lb carp, all caught on the pole with maggot...
Last week I went to Poland as part of the squad for the 60th World Angling Championships, and it was one of the best weeks of my life.It was fished on the Keranski Channel, near Warsaw. the team arrived 2 weeks before the match and practiced off the match length, I joined them a week before the match, by which...
Last Saturdays Division 1 National was a grueller for most people, if you never drew an end peg or a feature peg, a kilo was a massive weight.My Dorking team mates put in less effort than we usually do, we found it hard to get excited about the venue, our total team practice consisted of 5 of us spending one...
