Trip #143 – New Venue Day – River Yeo, Ilchester
Today I would be fishing a new stretch of river, a stretch I’d only see in some online videos, but this time it was finally mine to explore. My new season ticket promised a...
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Trip #142 – Early Morning Power Hour
There are two things you should know about my ‘early morning power hour’ on the river: This particular early morning adventure, a quick burst of angling before the shops opened, was meant to be...
Trip #76 – Lands End Specimen
A solid weekend of fishing was going to begin on Lands End Specimen Lake. I was up and out the door very early (I had to take my wife to the train station for...
Trip #37 – Why the Wye
Recently a few friends of mine have been venturing further afield in search of specimens or bountiful river sessions. But as yet I have been unable to join them. So when I had a...
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...
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 #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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