Jon Arthur's Blog

Gift Vouchers!

I am now pleased to announce my Fishing Gift Vouchers for Coaching and Fishing Experience days – the perfect gift for Christmas, Birthdays and special occasions! A Fishing Gift Voucher covers all general coarse...

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...

It’s Lure Time!

It’s that time of year when I dust off the lure rods once again. Love a bit of jigging, dropshotting, ned rigging and general chucking about on my local canals, lakes and streams. Usually...

Live Match-Winning Action

Here’s a video I put together from my first silverfish-only match of the season at Dog Lane Fishery. Despite the wind and rain I won the match with 22lb! I caught best by alternating...

Cracking The Canal

It was great to be back on the canal, coaching with Steve Petitt last week. I used to regularly travel up to fish this stretch of the Shropshire Union at Soudley when I was...