At this time of the year with the last of the winter winds washing away, I look forward to the prospect of long summer evenings and the pursuit of the mighty ‘Redeye’.For the purists amongst us and those who can remember the ‘Glorious 16th June
Over the last couple of months, with my job being very busy, my fishing has been limited from what I’m used to, but overall it’s been a productive spring for the tench and as we are heavily into a hot summer it’s been difficult to find
After all the time I'd had off in the spring to chase moody tench around, I’ve had to catch up with some work lately so my fishing has been a bit limited. However, a few of the local members of The Tenchfishers had organised a day’s fishing for
Picture the scene, a clear summer morning at first light, mist rising from the mirror still surface and your rod bending double as you play the quintessential of British summertime course fish a tench. It’s what angling dreams are made of. Here are
It has been a while since I put the tench rods away. What a tough season it was on Bawburgh Lakes. Between the end of March and early July I did about 650hrs, mainly behind 3 rods, but occasionally getting the float rod out instead. I was a bit
A great group of lads and I had planned a trip to Sywell Reservoir next weekend and I didn’t waste any time preparing. As the week progressed, my mind continued to return to Bawburgh Lake and the tench within. I had been in regular contact with my
With the warmer weather now in full swing, it was my hope that the tench would be a little more cooperative on the feeding front. During my recent session at Bawburgh lake, I fished in a swim where I’ve previously had lot of success. Roughly a year
How moody do these tench want to be this year?I have just got back from a week long session and it was a real struggle trying to find some feeding fish. Looking back on the week, it was quite a rewarding time but there was a lot of moving around
On the arrival back into the UK after a cracking week away in Cyprus, I was greeted with the end of a very cold week at home. I had even missed some spring snow in Norwich, which I was very glad of. So, as I was planning to do the Sunday night and
The start of the spring campaign came straight after my syndicate had reopened in late March and I had planned to do an overnighter during the week after work. With the weather being unseasonably mild and the trees having buds on them early this year