So my fishing targets for 2018 went out the window pretty early (miserably) and with 2019 well underway, I can look back on last year’s miserable species count and reflect on how not fishing hardly at all this year is possibly driving me bonkers. On a positive note, 2018 wasnt all bad from an anglersContinue reading “Cabin fever. Review, Reflect, try not to go mad. Oh and plan to get some bloody fishing in!”
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2019 Fishing Diary – Monster Perch1
20th January (First session of the year) Start as you mean to go on! Decided to grab a quick half hour before dark today on the Basingstoke canal. Half heartedly flicked a small creature bait around whilst chatting to 2 local guys about crayfish trapping, and local venues. Once they decided to pack up, movedContinue reading “2019 Fishing Diary – Monster Perch1”
That awkward moment when you catch a fish…….
‘We can always walk on the canal and you can fish’ she said. Must have been Christmas. 😂 So we decided 2 days running to get out of the house and explore new areas of the canal on foot to get some daylight, excersize and my dose of fishing related activities much needed. I reallyContinue reading “That awkward moment when you catch a fish…….”
What they don’t tell you about Japan, blog 3. The cyclist epidemic 😀
So if you are reading this then either you haven’t been to Japan, or have and managed to survive the pavements! One of the biggest culture shocks for me in Japan was the sheer amount of cyclists. None more so than in Osaka where I swear there were more cyclists than cars or pedestrians onContinue reading “What they don’t tell you about Japan, blog 3. The cyclist epidemic 😀”
What they don’t tell you about Japan, blog 2. Hot drinks
It takes an absolute age to boil a kettle. I am not exaggerating at all. If you want a quick drink, have something cold! Hotels pretty much come with a kettle as standard. Which is great if like us you love a hot drink. Take your own brand tea bags or coffee if you areContinue reading “What they don’t tell you about Japan, blog 2. Hot drinks”
What they don’t tell you about Japan, blog 1. Noise
After a few days of our visit to Japan we had seen a taster of Tokyo and Osaka and the main culture shock apart from the obvious language and alphabet barrier was the noise. For somewhere with so little pollution anywhere in the form of litter and smog etc. The has amount of human introducedContinue reading “What they don’t tell you about Japan, blog 1. Noise”
Wastelands……. Or a chance for something different?
I used to think if you want to catch fish, you want deeper water…….. But the most productive fresh water spots I have found tend to be those that are almost swamplike. Shallow ugly spoilt wastelands! Might be just me….. I started freshwater fishing in late 2016 with a few blanks in the river Thames.Continue reading “Wastelands……. Or a chance for something different?”
A flash of silver. Another Catch and Cook story
Fishing is predictably unpredictable.I love catching fish, I love catching new species even more but sometimes you just have to target what you think is there in front of you, even if its not what you are really after. But then sometimes you have to throw it all out the window and ride the waveContinue reading “A flash of silver. Another Catch and Cook story”
Another alien? A catch and cook story.
So Owen has talked about fishing for squid for ages. Constantly reminding me that I said we would try for them one day (In my head, I meant from a boat). Then on my way to Devon (Plymouth), I put a message on a Facebook group asking if there were anything showing in numbers suchContinue reading “Another alien? A catch and cook story.”
How I was lured in.
When I bump into other anglers who don’t really fish with lures, they always call our approach ‘spinning’ based on the constant retrieve of a lot of our methods. For example they will normally look at my gear and ask….. “You just spinning then?” As those who have fallen into this inescapable trap will knowContinue reading “How I was lured in.”
How To Trick A Fish 