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...
Category: Coarse Fishing
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...
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 #14 – 2 Days, 2 Venues, 2 Fish
Saturday – River Aire (Stick Float and Feeder) Continuing from my previous river session a few weeks ago, for all intents and purposes this session was “The decision maker”. After a small but brief...
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...
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...
Trip #6 – Canal wanderings for Wily Perch!
After walking the canal the previous day for some jack pike I decided to try for some of the bigger Perch I had noticed. The previous day they seemed to be sheltering near the...
Trip #5 – River Aire, Leeds – Minnow, More Minnows, and MORE MINNOWS!
The best way to utilise a day of is to go fishing, and that is exactly what I did (for a few hours). Today’s weather did not favour the fisherman, blowing a steady 15...
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