A Nice Match For A Nice Guy
Just spent an enjoyable weekend on the Avon at Evesham. It was the Dean Hancox Memorial on Sunday, so I thought I’d make a weekend of it and fish the river both days. It...
Monthly Archive: July 2026
Lots To Learn On The Upper Thames
Just been on the three-day Upper Thames Festival sponsored by Cadence. I’ve only fished a couple of bits of the Upper Thames and never in the summer, but I know it’s a very different...
A Tiny Tackle Challenge
Could you catch 10 fish in 10 minutes on just a tenner’s worth of tackle? An action-packed mini-session on the Warwickshire Avon.
See You At The Dean Hancox Memorial
This coming Sunday 26th July is the inaugural Dean Hancox Memorial Match. Dean was a truly wonderful guy, always happy, always smiling, so generous and so inspiringly positive right to the end. A real...
Success On The Stick Ups!
New film Friday! Tackling a reedy canal swim. Targeting roach, perch, bream, skimmers and hybrids with maggots, casters and groundbait. AND with Float Cam! Enjoy!
A Top Film Duo!
Back On The Gloucester! A feeder-only competition on the Gloucester Canal with bream and skimmers the main target: Top Kit Tactics With A Twist! Demonstrating a fabulous tactic for targeting big F1s and carp...
Boddington Classic Final 2026
Just been on the Angling Trust’s two-day Boddington Classic Final, sponsored by Free Spirit. Big carp were the target for the 42 qualifiers and thankfully a bit of wind on the reservoir took the...
Riverfest Finalist Again!
Yesterday I made my first ever trip to the River Avon at Twyning for my second Riverfest qualifier of the year. It sounded like it was going to be a bream or bust match...
Micro Pike!
Never fished a match at the weekend as it was my daughter’s birthday party. Not sure whose idea it was to do bowling and cinema with so many kids, but we somehow all survived!...
Fishing For A Hat-Trick!
Celebrating the World Cup with a float fishing special! Could you catch a hat-trick of quintessentially English species in just 90 minutes? Targeting tench, crucians, roach and bream during the hottest June on record!
