The recent flooding and it’s cost
Moving steadily on the from a balmy autumn to a (until recently) mild winter has left the water levels in many of the UK rivers and Lakes precariously low. So the recent storms offered...
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Trip #18 – 2 Casts 1 Fish
The River Aire (near Kirkstall Road) is a hugely frustrating river to fish. Being told by anglers and EA officials alike that it is notoriously patchy meant that any future fishing trips to the...
The Netting of a Local Pond
A few weeks ago I received an invite from Pete Turner, an Environment Agency officer asking if I would like to watch a local pond being netted for fish. I thought I would be...
Trip #17 – Clayton Ponds – Lower Lake!
With limited bait and an uncertain forecast I decided to give Clayton Ponds another go, and this time I would try the bottom lake. Unsure of what to expect and hearing many cautionary tales...
Tackle Store Review – BobCo Tackle
Having been to tackle stores in industrial units before and been thoroughly unimpressed I wasn’t sure what to expect before visiting BobCo Tackle. Needing some maggots and casters for a fishing trip the next...
Trip #16 – Highfields
I have been slowly but surely fishing my way around West Yorkshire and after some recent “Tweeting” this time it was the turn of Highfields, a fishery which is tricky to find but worth...
Trip #12 – River Aire – 2 Days, 2 Methods
Saturday – Stick float I was at the point of no return with the River Aire. I have been assured that there are big chub in there but I was as yet to see...
Trip #10 – None Go Bye Farm – Top Lake – Fish to the features or your feet!
I was asked some time ago by my girlfriends father if I could show him how to fish the pole so, when the chance came about I decided to take him None Go Bye...
Tackle Store Review – Angling and Countrysports, Otley
I found out about this tackle store from the internet and when I arrived at Cross Green I would have walked past Angling & Countrysports had I not done a double take. There was half...
Trip #9 – Chub Chasing, River Aire
After getting some advice on how best to fish the River Aire, I resolved this weekend to put some of that advice into practice. Visiting Iceland early on Saturday morning to buy some thin...
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