Category: Fishing Venues

Final Match Of 2018

My last match of 2018 was the Top Tackle Oxford DAA Xmas Match on the Thames at Donnington. I’ve shot a couple of articles on this stretch but never actually fished it til today....

Quick-Fix Chubbing

My final lure session of the year was a really short afternoon mission, targeting chub on a local river using jig heads and crayfish lures. I put together this short vid for a bit...

Golden Rod Final Here We Come!

Just had a cracking day at Decoy Lakes for the latest Golden Rod qualifier, despite the Arctic winds straight into my face. With a few anglers put off by the weather forecast it meant...

Double Whammy Weekend!

Well the drawing arm seems to be fully recharged, as I drew another good peg today! I was guesting on the Packington Winter League and pulled out peg 9 on Little Gearys, which is...

Third Cast With Reggie

Had a really quick mini mission on the cut this evening. Fourth cast with one of my new ‘Reggies’ (a crayfish lure!) and this chunky beauty nailed it! I’ve now had three mini missions...

Surprise Bream On The Canal

Caught this surprise bream on the canal during an article for the latest (January 2019) issue of Pole Fishing magazine – out this week!

Coaching With Aaron At Packington

There is still some great winter sport to be had out there, as Aaron and I discovered after a nice day at Packington Fisheries. We chose a sheltered swim on Gratuities Lake and the...

Fishing With A Ned Rig

My latest mini video is from a quick session using a Ned Rig setup for perch on my local River Cherwell. This type of rig was originally developed for bass fishing in America, but it...

Three Days At The Acres

Just had three nice days down at White Acres for a winter mini festival. Despite no rain and decent temperatures the fishing was surprisingly hard, but still some nice fish to be caught if...