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Living the Dream part sixteen
I arrive at the pool on an overcast but still day with almost no wind. Conditions are good enough for a bite but then another two anglers arrive and bivvy up on the other side of the lake.
The noise from their activities is clearly audible to me and also the carp and as a result of this the carps usual behaviour of migrat... read more
I arrive at the pool on an overcast but still day with almost no wind. Conditions are good enough for a bite but then another two anglers arrive and bivvy up on the other side of the lake.
The noise... read more
I arrive at the pool on an overcast but still day with almost no wind. Conditions are good enough for a bite but then another two anglers ar... read more
Mobile and Impatient
The new season starts tomorrow but i'll be working at Fishing Republic, so not so bad eh. Still I'm itching to get out on the river and this year see's me start an adventure that could last years.
The Great Ouse is 147 miles long from its source in Syresham, Northamptonshire to the Washes and into the North Sea at Kings Ly... read more
The new season starts tomorrow but i'll be working at Fishing Republic, so not so bad eh. Still I'm itching to get out on the river and this year see's me start an adventure that could last years.
Th... read more
The new season starts tomorrow but i'll be working at Fishing Republic, so not so bad eh. Still I'm itching to get out on the river and this... read more
I'm piecing it together
Last week I spent two days on the Gault lake. Arriving about six am in the morning and leaving around three pm, probably the best period to be on any lake.
The weather this week was with me too but the fish weren't. It became more evident from the lack of activity (catching bream and liners) that the fish were elsewhere, a... read more
Last week I spent two days on the Gault lake. Arriving about six am in the morning and leaving around three pm, probably the best period to be on any lake.
The weather this week was with me too but t... read more
Last week I spent two days on the Gault lake. Arriving about six am in the morning and leaving around three pm, probably the best period to ... read more
Living the Dream part fifteen
Not such a short session today as I have the whole day off work.
The plan is to fish the morning swim on the south bank and then as the sun gets up move to the North bank and fish. By then most of the carp will have migrated over and if I want a chance at the 'gang of seven' then this is where it'll most likely come from.... read more
Not such a short session today as I have the whole day off work.
The plan is to fish the morning swim on the south bank and then as the sun gets up move to the North bank and fish. By then most of th... read more
Not such a short session today as I have the whole day off work.
The plan is to fish the morning swim on the south bank and then as the sun... read more
Don't Speak Too Soon
A short from a future film where I take out my Richard Walker MKIV split cane rod and put it through its paces.
Watch the tip! Perfect timing from a golden Common :-)... read more
A short from a future film where I take out my Richard Walker MKIV split cane rod and put it through its paces.
Watch the tip! Perfect timing from a golden Common :-)... read more
A short from a future film where I take out my Richard Walker MKIV split cane rod and put it through its paces.
Watch the tip! Perfect timi... read more
If the weather is with me
It's just after 6AM on the Gault lake and the sun is out blasting it's heat down and ensuring any feeding in the swim will be short and sweet. It's an undeniable fact and although you still have a chance of course, it's a slim one.
On lakes like this you need the breaks to give you the best chance, there is all sorts of pr... read more
It's just after 6AM on the Gault lake and the sun is out blasting it's heat down and ensuring any feeding in the swim will be short and sweet. It's an undeniable fact and although you still have a cha... read more
It's just after 6AM on the Gault lake and the sun is out blasting it's heat down and ensuring any feeding in the swim will be short and swee... read more
Under a quill float
In 1968 at the age of eleven I got my first proper float rod, it was made of whole cane with a greenheart top section (a wood with a straight grain). By the early 1970's like everyone else, I moved over to glass fibre with rods from the likes of Hardys and Bruce & Walker. When I started Carp fishing in 1980 it was Alan Brow... read more
In 1968 at the age of eleven I got my first proper float rod, it was made of whole cane with a greenheart top section (a wood with a straight grain). By the early 1970's like everyone else, I moved ov... read more
In 1968 at the age of eleven I got my first proper float rod, it was made of whole cane with a greenheart top section (a wood with a straigh... read more
Being mobile
As I pointed out in a previous post The Gault lake is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and as such cannot be altered which means it has some of the most difficult paths and swims going. Given the difficulty of terrain and the distance required to push the kit i'm not figuring on night fishing it anytime soon bu... read more
As I pointed out in a previous post The Gault lake is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and as such cannot be altered which means it has some of the most difficult paths and swims going. G... read more
As I pointed out in a previous post The Gault lake is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and as such cannot be altered which mean... read more
Living the Dream part fourteen
We arrive at the pool bright and early, it's been three days since my last visit.
The weather is with us with overcast grey skies and a wind that's building from the south so my hopes are high that a run is on the cards.
Once the rods are in position and three handfuls of bait spread between them I get on with the importa... read more
We arrive at the pool bright and early, it's been three days since my last visit.
The weather is with us with overcast grey skies and a wind that's building from the south so my hopes are high that a... read more
We arrive at the pool bright and early, it's been three days since my last visit.
The weather is with us with overcast grey skies and a win... read more
The Gault lake
By mid april of this year I still hadn't sorted out a place to fish and as ever time was running out. Surprisingly after almost forty years carping there are still some waters not too far from me that for one reason or another I have never fished, The Gault lake is one of them.
It was back in 1982 whilst fishing around th... read more
By mid april of this year I still hadn't sorted out a place to fish and as ever time was running out. Surprisingly after almost forty years carping there are still some waters not too far from me that... read more
By mid april of this year I still hadn't sorted out a place to fish and as ever time was running out. Surprisingly after almost forty years ... read more
Living the Dream part thirteen
It's the next day and despite my misgivings about the weather I return to the pool for another short session. Anywhere that's as shallow as this pool is going to be affected by the Sun. The more sunshine the more likely the carp will migrate away from the deeper areas where they are more catchable and into the shallows wher... read more
It's the next day and despite my misgivings about the weather I return to the pool for another short session. Anywhere that's as shallow as this pool is going to be affected by the Sun. The more sunsh... read more
It's the next day and despite my misgivings about the weather I return to the pool for another short session. Anywhere that's as shallow as ... read more
The sweetcorn kid strikes again
The day started at 6:10am with the intention of getting down the lake by 7:30 but one look out of the window and I got back into bed for another hour. Fog had descended and it was like pea soup, so no chance of a bite.
By 11:00 however it had cleared to reveal a warm sunny spring day, perfect for a few hours by a local pon... read more
The day started at 6:10am with the intention of getting down the lake by 7:30 but one look out of the window and I got back into bed for another hour. Fog had descended and it was like pea soup, so no... read more
The day started at 6:10am with the intention of getting down the lake by 7:30 but one look out of the window and I got back into bed for ano... read more
Living the Dream part twelve
After the blank yesterday and with fish all over me I was hoping for better weather, less sunshine and a little wind would help enormously and so it turned out.
An action packed, short targeted session on this lovely pool with three on-camera runs that'll have you jumping out of your chair and going for your rod! ... read more
After the blank yesterday and with fish all over me I was hoping for better weather, less sunshine and a little wind would help enormously and so it turned out.
An action packed, short targeted sessi... read more
After the blank yesterday and with fish all over me I was hoping for better weather, less sunshine and a little wind would help enormously a... read more
Fresh in the memory
In the summer of 1982 I stated to fish further afield having spent my first two years carping on my local ponds. The place I headed for was a small fenland village called Mepel which sits beside the Hundred Foot Drain. Here was a wealth of lakes to choose from and all had carp in them. Most of them were stocked in the 1970'... read more
In the summer of 1982 I stated to fish further afield having spent my first two years carping on my local ponds. The place I headed for was a small fenland village called Mepel which sits beside the H... read more
In the summer of 1982 I stated to fish further afield having spent my first two years carping on my local ponds. The place I headed for was ... read more
Living the Dream part eleven
It's the last week of September and time is running out.
In the last month I have been down to the pool 14 times, each time spending between 4-6 hours fishing before my shift begins for the day. This has resulted in 20 fish caught from two swims, but it's started to get tougher. Having caught possibly half of the residents... read more
It's the last week of September and time is running out.
In the last month I have been down to the pool 14 times, each time spending between 4-6 hours fishing before my shift begins for the day. This... read more
It's the last week of September and time is running out.
In the last month I have been down to the pool 14 times, each time spending betwee... read more