Trip #29 – Highbury Pond – Re-visited
I fished this venue back in June 2012 after a difficult and cold first attempt the previous winter. It was time for a rematch! My last visit to this venue left me cold and...
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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 #27 – None Go Bye Farm – Bottom Lake (2nd Visit)
Easter weekend had arrived and the weather was not living up to my expectations. My brother had arrived and I had promised to take get him out on the bank at least once while...
Crayfish Questionaire
I’ve been asked by an academic from the University of Leeds to help get anglers to answer a questionnaire about how Crayfish can and have affected angling venues. Please read the below information and...
Trip #26 – Kippax Park, Rainbow Lake.
Kippax Park Lakes have featured quite heavily in the press over the last 6 months, and I have read accounts of good weights coming from both Lapwing and Skylark lakes. So with that in...
The EA in action!
I’ve lived in Leeds for just under 2 years now and since I have been here there has a huge build up of rubbish gathering behind a disused bridge off Milford Place. I’ve tweeted...
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 #23 – Dickies Pond, Spring End Farm
As I’m sure I’ve said before fishing a new venue comes with a certain level of excitement. The unknown is a factor which means you usually have to prepare for all methods of fishing,...
Trip #22 – An afternoon in the Freezer!
I should have realised when my bottle of squash began to freeze that today was going to be a tough and disparaging day. But I was happy to be on the bank and warm...
Trip #21 – Third times a Trout!
I was once told that fishing well in winter sorts the wheat from the chaff, and can sometimes require a more refined approach to that of the tactics used in the summer. Having altered...
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