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(Written on 9th October) Okay. So I have fished this creek now for 2 years in search of these bloody chub. I’ve seen them mouth lures, spit them out, spook and shoot off and completely ignore me but for 2 years in this spot I have completely blanked on the chub front. Until last nightContinue reading “Night time suprises. Another mission accomplished.”

This one is a little wacky. But bear with me it is going somewhere…. I think at least. My first ever cast with a lure into fresh water was immediately met with a surface take from a chub that I would have been chuffed to bits with with on any bait or method. But itContinue reading “Fishing spot obsessions……”

A good night sleep helped us prepare for breakfast! A real feast of breads with everything we had bought the day before. More rilletes, pates, cheeses, fresh tomatoes mixed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, juices, tee and coffee.  In high spirits and well fed, we decided to take a scenic route via the canalContinue reading “A Lille trip to France. Chapter 2, losing ourselves.”

Last minute(as we always seem to do), Emily booked our transport across the channel. Meaning that come Saturday morning we would be dusting of the ‘sil vous plaits’ and ‘au reviors’ and wondering why even bother to buy bread or pastry in the UK at all. The whole channel tunnel crossing thing I can’t helpContinue reading “A Lille trip to France. Chapter 1”

The water looks perfect, I can see bait fish every where so I know I could match the hatch, I’ve heard great stories of what people are catching on this week and I also have this lovely new shiny lure I’ve been dying to try out. But first I better clip on the last lureContinue reading “How to (or not to) pick a lure. Fishing madness”

My earliest memories of seeing fish in the wild are up on Dartmoor (Devon, UK). I was on a school trip and my teacher told me the fish were brown trout. They were so cool. They spooked really easily and shot off if your shadow covered them whilst peering down at them but they lookedContinue reading “2019 Fishing Diary. Mission accomplished. Wild trout lure fishing.”

I truly hope that deep within every fisherman or woman there is a want to learn and understand everything possible about the nature of these scaly creatures. A driven desire to do right by the fishes and their species and above all else a true pride in caring about the environments we tresspass into toContinue reading “‘The Lure of The Bass’ The new bass bible?…. “

Since buying my first lure/lrf rod, I have gone on to buy another 3 in the same year all from the same brand and 3 of which are almost identical in there usage. HTO Rockfish T UL (First purchase) HTO Rockfish UL HTO Rockfish 73 UL HTO Rockfish ML No I have been lucky enoughContinue reading “The HTO Rockfish series”