First trip of the month was to Willows Fishery at Foston. I wanted to try the shallow lake again by the car park, after enjoying a couple of great day’s sport there last year. I still had a pole rig handy that I used before, but needed to take even
During August my mate Andy “Epicentre” was up from London for a couple of visits, so first of all we decided to go exploring on the River Trent. Our first stop was the A1 stretch at South Muskam. Not having been to the A1 Pits Fishery before, we
Living The BreamIf you’re looking for a coarse species that is attractive to look at and relatively easy to catch, then your thoughts must surely turn to bream. The perfect fish for novice anglers, these small, placid fish are typically found in
This spring was a total contrast to last year's; the fishing couldn’t have been any better. After I got back from my holiday I did a 24 hr session with Justin on a lake that was fairly new to me. The weather wasn’t particularly great, clear skies
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
Finally after a few months of counting the weeks and days, we were on the plane and on our way to Cyprus for a week of sun sea and beer . As Darryn and his better half were joining my better half and myself, we were planning to take a bit of fishing
Tenchfishers – a bit of backgroundGoing strong since 1954, The Tenchfishers are one of the oldest single-species interest clubs on the UK angling scene. With branches across the country, the group is organised by region, with each region having a
I’d done as much fishing as I could fit in at the back end of the river season without taking any time off work, and when it ended, I’d planned to work right through until mid April, when I would begin to target the gravel pits.My first trip of
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