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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Tackle Store Review – Kirkgate Angling, Tackle2U
From the outside Kirkgate Angling, Tackle2U the store looks a little bit run down but crammed full of gear. When you walk into the store it’s less run down than the outside lets on, but it’s absolutely...
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...
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...
Store Review – Leeds Angling Centre, Armley
Leeds Angling Centre, visually it looked quite tired and I’m probably wrong in saying this but I got the distinct impression the gentleman behind the desk wasn’t particularly interested in my custom. After I hung...
Trip #4 – Swillington Park Lakes – In Meat We Trust!!!
It’s always exciting when you fish a new fishery, and this time it was the turn of Swillington Park Lakes. Having fished various sections of the canal I fancied a change so I Google’d...
Trip #3 – 10/07/11 – Leeds-Liverpool Canal – Kirkstall Breweries.
After speaking to the staff at Leeds Angling Centre it would seem that the further out of Leeds you go on the canal the better fishing, so again using Google Maps, I found a...
Trip #2 – Leeds – Liverpool Canal – Redcote Lane, Leeds – Ready Steady Blank!
I had every intention of catching hundreds of fish in a short session after work session, however sadly this was not the case. I decided to visit the peg I had fished on the...
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