Back down to earth with a bump…
By the end of my first week back in work I was ready for some fishing again. During my 2 weeks leave from work I’d had something like 12...
Never mind the quantity feel the width
Part 1 - Tidal Trent Sutton My two weeks leave from work were off to a flyer with a birthday weekend PB of 12lb 8oz from the river Dove...
New Improved Spicy Fish Pro – Bait Sorted!!
Hook Bait Co. owner Darren McCann has recently tweaked the mix on the already successful Spicy Fish Pro range which has already helped...
Normal service is resumed
Bank holiday, Friday evening on the M6? No not for me I've been stuck in stationary traffic too many times previously so I decided to...
The disappearing landing net...
I settled into a spot that looked quite promising when we first had a look a couple of weeks ago, it was basically a cattle drink and I...
Barbel catching and odd looking clouds
This week I met up with a fine group of barbel catchers in a Derbyshire village pub for a spot of lunch followed by an afternoon into...
The three musketeers
I'd arranged to meet Bruce on the beat I'd been doing well on however after pulling into the car park I met a very despondent Bruce who'd...
Charity guided day on the Dove
You may recall that back in March a group of us took part in the Lee Swords charity fish-in on the Trent and that due to extremely poor...
Teme Tigers
This weekend started with a very pleasant evening on a private beat of the Teme fishing for one bite in a swim that I'd had a fish from...
Rising to the challenge
Difficult couple of days on the river Dove but managed to winkle two immaculate barbel out, the first at 9lb 1oz taking me by surprise in...
