This match was spread over the Moorhen and Heron pools plus the 3rd Canal The plan was to fish maggots long and short and soft pellet in the margin over micro’s. I was also thinking the Bread and Bomb could be a good tactic after a frost the day before. The weather had turned a lot colder with a high of 5 degrees forecast after … Continue reading Section win, Hillview Sunday Open, 81lb 0oz
This match was spread over the Moorhen and Heron pools plus the 3rd Canal. The plan was to fish maggots long and short and soft pellet in the margin over micro’s. I was also thinking the Bread and Bomb could be a good tactic after a frost the day before. The weather had turned a lot colder with a high of 5 degrees forecast after … Continue reading Section Win, Hillview Sunday Open – 81lb oz
This week Phil, Mark, Stu, Robin, Rob and Andy fished Hillviews Sunday Open which was on Moorhen, Heron and Canal 3 this week. All the Nomads found themselves all pegged on the Heron pool. Something that has never happened before! After Saturdays frost and heavy rain all day plus a Cormorant swimming around the pool while setting up good weights weren’t really expected. But Hillview is … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse wins his section at Hillviews Sunday Open
This week Robin, Stu, Rob, Mark and Phil fished Hillviews Sunday Open match, held this week on the Moorhen and Heron pools. Robin, Stu and Mark drew on Moorhen while Phil and Rob found themselves on the Heron pool. It was Robin who took the Nomad Super pool this week and he also won the match outright fishing maggots to weigh in 117lb from peg … Continue reading Robin Ballard wins Hillviews Sunday Open with a tonne+
The Jubilee Nomads and guests fished Mark Birbeck’s, 3 day Somerset Leveller festival over a long weekend. Fishing Carey at Viaduct, Tile at The Sedges and Moor pool at Avalon fisheries. The festival was run over 3 sections over the 3 days which always gives everybody a chance of doing well. 8 Tonne plus weight were recorded over the 3 days and the fishing was … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins the 3 Day Somerset Leveller Festival
This week, Robin, Stu, Rob, Andy and Phil fished Woodland Views Clubman match held on Deans, High and Arles pools. This match was a 70 pegger open to all anglers who have fished club matches at Woodland View during the last year, All anglers received a free bag of pellets at the draw from the venue and a weekend break, in one of the venues … Continue reading Stu Thomson wins his section at Woodland View Clubman match
This week 5 Jubilee Nomads, Rob, Phil, Andy, Stu and Robin fished Hillview’s Sunday Open, held on the Heron pool and the 3rd and 4th canals. Robin drew on the Heron pool, Andy finally drew on canal 4 while Rob, Stu and Phil found canal 3 home for the day. Andy (108lb) and Phil (106lb) each caught over a 100lb pound in the match, but this … Continue reading Rob Butcher returns to form with a section win at Hillview
This Sunday just 3 Nomads Andy, Phil and Rob met up at Hillview for the Sunday Open on the Heron pool. The weather forecast was for rain all day but after a damp start the weather improved. Andy drawn on peg 29 had a good match catching fish down the right hand margin and then late on top2+1 to weigh in 113lb to take 2nd … Continue reading Andy Mitchell, 2nd placed, Hillview Sunday Open with 113lb
That man Rob Butcher continues to dominate, fresh from winning the 3 day Somerset Leveller Festival last week with two match wins. This week he won Hillview’s Sunday Open. Drawn on unfancied Moorhen 19, Rob fished his favoured paste method to land some big fish to win the Nomad pound kitty and the match with 168lb. Stu Thomson also caught well to finish in 3rd … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins the Sunday Open match at Hillview
This was a Brookfields AC match at Lower Broadheath fisheries aka as the Jam Factory spread over Sycamore and Willow pools. The Jam Factory is a big weight venue and can be a really good bagging venue during the summer months. On this match we all had plenty of room over the two pools. So I anticipated doing well. I drew on Willow pool peg 8 … Continue reading 4th placed at The Jam Factory with 115lb off the Willow pool
This week just Rob, Phil and Robin fished a Brookfields AC match at the Jam Factory spread over Sycamore and Willow pools, all breaking the tonne barrier! Phil and Rob drew on the Willow pool, while Robin found himself pegged on the Sycamore pool. It was that man again Rob that took the Nomad superpool with yet another tonne plus weight, this time from Willow … Continue reading 3 Nomad Tonnes at the Jam Factory
This was a Brookfields AC match over Swan and Lowland pools at Lower Park Fishery, Redditch. Having checked with Fred the Bailiff prior to the match. I should have taken up his advice earlier in the match. I caught well and ended the match in 3rd place, but this was only a pound in weight off winning the match outright! I started the match … Continue reading 3rd placed at Lower Park Fishery in a close finish
This was the 15th fishing of this special charity match, A match that I won back in 2010 and I was keen to get my name back on the Cup. But it was only to be section win this year The draw for this match is different. Once your name is drawn from the cup you then have to pick the peg you wish … Continue reading Section win, Grant Davis Memorial Cup match
This week the Jubilee Nomads fished different venues during the weekend. Friday saw Rob, Stu, Doug and Robin fish a charity match at Woodland View and then on Saturday Phil and Robin fished at Lower Park at another Charity match. Stu, Doug and Rob managed to pick up section wins on the Friday. Sunday saw Phil, Rob and Robin fish a Brookfields A/C match on Ghost … Continue reading Rob Butcher top Nomad this week with another tonne
I returned to the Jubilee Fishery Saturday Open for a bit of practise for the Grant Davis Memorial match in a few weeks time. The Jubilee Fishery is where I’d spent most of my fishing over the last 20 years. However I’ve not joined the club this year due to the poor fishing over the last couple of years, but in recent weeks some … Continue reading Section win, Jubilee Fishery Saturday Open
This week 5 Nomads returned to Hillview for their Sunday Open, this week held on the four canals. This week Phil returned home with the pound coin kitty catching 125lb from canal 3 for 2nd in section. Rob weighted in 171lb but had one net disqualified so only 90lb counted in the match. Probably the only way we can beat Rob at moment with his … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse, top Nomad at Hillview with a tonne
I was keen to fish this match on the Ghost pool rather than the regular Sunday open because Ghost doesn’t normally go in for the opens and I’d only ever fished it once before. So this Brookfield’s AC match was ideal. Some really big weights can come off this pool, especially from the early pegs on the car park side of the pool. I … Continue reading 3rd place on Ghost pool, Woodland View, 96lb
5 Nomads fished the Sunday Open at Woodland View, fished over Back Deans and Arles pool. Andy Mitchell took the nomad pound coin kitty this week catching 96lb 0oz off Back Deans 52. Stu Thomson also drawn on Back Deans 36 caught a few fish weighing in 86lb. While Rob, Robin and Phil Struggled on the bottom end of Arles pool. Phil Seehouse fished the Jubilee Fishery … Continue reading Andy Mitchell, top Nomad at Woodland View Sunday Open
This week the Jubilee Nomads and guests fished Pete’s pool at Tirley Court. The pool fished fantastic with every angler catching over 100lb with several personal best weights recorded. The match saw the Nomad match record smashed several times over and it was Rob Butcher who went on to win the match, setting the new Nomad match record and a personal best with an awesome … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins at Tirley Court with an awesome 440lb !!
This week 4 Nomads travelled in Woodland Views Sunday PM Open. Mark Birbeck was the starman taking the Nomad pound coins kitty, catching 122lb from High pool to win his section. Mark and Andy Mitchell also qualified for the section winners final later in the year.Sunday PM match 38 anglers spread over Deans and High pools.1st M Jones. Tredegar. H7. 157-12 2nd C Hill. Mosella. … Continue reading Mark Birbeck wins his section at Woodland Views Sunday Open
Phil Seedhouse - Commercial match angler 