Jon Arthur's Blog

And So It Begins

Fish’O’Mania Qualifier – Heronbrook My first Fish’O’Mania qualifier of the year was at Heronbrook. With pretty much every peg in on the venue it was always going to be a drawbag affair dominated by gaps, corners...

A Lazy Day

Tunnel Barn Individual League – Round 5 This was a strange old day. I was really disappointed to draw peg 5 on Extension, especially with it being so calm and relatively clear and with...

Feeding Time!

Packington Winter League – Round 10 Spring must be upon us as I can finally feed some bait AND catch a few fish! I go through the same lean spell every winter then, just as...

5th In The PF Pairs Final

Preston Innovations Pole Fishing Pairs Final – Woodland View I was looking forward to this match ever since qualifying way back on Round 1 with Alan Scotthorne (Name dropper!) but wasn’t overly optimistic of our chances...

Finally Waking Up At The Barn

Tunnel Barn Individual League – Round Four Yet another really windy and stormy day but I was happy with peg 21 on Extension. It’s a great peg on the lake, even though it’s strangely not been...

Decoy Delights

Decoy Lake – Open Match Oh boy this was another cold and windy one! Thankfully it was side on to me and that meant I could prop my umbrella up as a much needed...

Winching In The Willows

Decoy Lakes – Open Match I had never seen Willows at Decoy until the night before this open, when I had a quick post-match walk around to see what the lake looked like. I could immediately tell it would...

The Final Round

Tunnel Barn Winter League – Round 10 This was the last round of the TBF teams of four and, for me at least, it couldn’t have come soon enough! It’s been by far my...

Jon Of The Arctic

Decoy Lakes Open Match This was one of the coldest winds I’ve fished in for a long time! I was at Decoy practising for the forthcoming Winter League Final with Drennan Oxford and really looking...

Round N N N Nine

Tunnel Barn Winter League – Round 9 This was yet another pretty average day. I elected to do the draw and on paper it looked half OK and I’d drawn three end pegs! We finally...