

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...


It was this big...
I don't usually do stats on my fishing apart from my Chub Study Group returns which require anything 4lb or bigger to be photographed,...

Chomping at the bit
After a very successful opening session the week before I let the rush hour traffic subside on the M6 and headed south arriving just as...


The Glorious 16th
The eagerly awaited eve of the new river season was here at last and as I wandered across the familiar field I couldn't help pondering...


Retirement Plans
It was another late start to the weekly fishing trip, the alarm had long since fell silent. Eventually I was heading south as was...


Barbel School 2015 River Teme
Back to school At my time of life going back to school doesn't involve pens and exercise books but I'd reached a stage in my fishing...

Handmade Feeders
Where there's a will there's a way..... Acknowledgement - My handmade/homemade feeders are inspired by my friend Paul Fisk of Fiskys...


A new river puts a spring in your step!!
River Dove 29th November 2014 I'd been looking forward to this weekend for a while, my club card arrived mid-week and I was soon packed...


CSG Autumn Get Together 2014 River Trent
Test title. This year the autumn gathering of the Chub Study Group was on the river Trent. Some said that heavy leads and powerful rods...