Trip #86 – Mangerton Misfire
This weekend my Dad was visiting and I was a little concerned as at the venue (and time of year in general) it had reported that the Carp had been breeding in earnest. Which...
Category: Coarse Fishing
Trip #82 – Higher Kingcombe Floaters
Just a snippet of a post from me this week, as there was extraordinary amounts of cleaning and shopping to be done. Also, by the time I had worked out I had time to...
Trip #70 – Shearwater Lake
I really need to practice other styles of fishing other than pole fishing. It’s my first port of call whenever I go to most venues. I find it allows for greater presentation, a concentrated...
Trip #69 – Tough times at Somerset’s finest.
This was going to be my first coarse fishing outing of 2015. To be honest it was a tossup between going Pike fishing on one of the local(ish) drains or going for a bit...
Trip #67 – Todber Manor – Whiteposts.
I’ve never been in a situation (aside from river fishing) where I needed to drive a mile to the lake from the venue reception, but that is the case in Todber Manor Whiteposts lakes....
Trip #66 – Cefn Mably Bridge Pond
Today was going to be a busy day. It was going to involve several family visits, a family meal and 100 mile return trip to Somerset from South Wales, so my time bank side...
Trip #61 – Dillington Pond – Take 3!
After my last trip to Dillington I left knowing that the lake had a lot more to offer, and perhaps a different tactic was required to catch a few Bream and Chub. One thing...
Trip #56 – High Kingscombe Farm Fishery
Easter weekend was upon us, and after a last minute change of plans I was faced with choosing a new venue to take my father-in-law (Jeff) fishing. I debated on whether to go back...
Trip #52- Dillington Estate Pond
Having lived in Somerset for 6 months I’ve come to realise that there are some great fisheries quite close at hand. The difficulty is, the majority of them are all heavily aimed at commercial...
Trip #48 – School Pond – Revisited
My last visit to this venue was a disjointed one. Guy and I fished Woodstock initially with very little success, and then we moved over to the School Pond where we proceeded to catch...
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