Trip #32 – Hendre Lake Trip 2 – Bream Bash(ish)
After last Monday’s trip down to Hendre lake (and my first fishing trip in well over a year) I was very enthusiastic about getting back out there and catching some more fish! Hendre Lake...
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Trip #31 – Hendre Park Lake
After not wetting a line in over a year, the idea of going fishing to a new venue was an exciting one, but one which also made me feel a bit nervous. The dexterity...
Fishing Basics – Knot tying – How to tie a knotless knot.
This post is designed to try and demonstrate how to tie a very sturdy and reliable knot which can be used when targeting bigger fish using techniques such as the method feeder or hair...
Trip #30 – Carp on the Fly
This was a trip that I went on whilst home in South Wales in the autumn of 2012. I have been talking to my brother recently about his most recent fishing trips and he...
Trip #28 – Hillcrest Farm/Needless fishery
After being contacted recently by a local angler who told me that Hillcrest Farm/Needless Fishery was throwing out huge bags of carp I decided to get down there and give it a try for...
Trip #24 – Birkin Fishery
My initial plans for where I would be fishing this weekend were scuppered by a fault of my own doing. A careful inspection of the Leeds ASA handbook clearly says a key is needed...
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 #13 – Clayton Ponds
There is a level of excitement which comes with fishing an unexplored and previously unfished venue and this was increased a hundred times when on my walk around the lake I saw a fairly...
Trip #8 – Toms Pond, good weather for ducks!
I don’t know why I thought most fish could be landed on 4 ½lb line, however this was going to be put to the test today. I arrived at Toms Pond to a steady...
Trip #7 – None Go Bye Farm, Cookridge – 21/08
After a late start I arrived at None Go Bye Farm to an afternoon of warm sunshine. There are 3 lakes and from quickly scanning the 2 lakes at the top of the complex it...
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