This pool contains and good head of large Carp. So the plan was to fish the pole short on heavy gear with large baits and to finish the match in the margins. I planned to start fishing on an 8mm banded hard pellet, feeding 6mm on the inner shelf (2+3) just before the pool deepened. Being Summer the fish would be in the warmer … Continue reading Section win at the Jam Factory, Sycamore pool, 112lb
This weekend the Nomad’s were split over different venues at Hillview, Tunnel Barn barn, Woodland View and the Jam Factory. Saturday saw Stu Thomson at Hillview’s a Open where he caught 88lb to finish 3rd in the match and picked up a section win. While Phil Seedhouse and Rob Ballard travelled up to Tunnel Barn Farm for their Open. But no pick up this time. Sunday … Continue reading Stu Thomson picks up at Hillview’s Saturday open
This week as we are Nomads and go where we want to fish. Woodland View saw 6 Nomads in action. three on the afternoon open match and three on a Brookfields club match. Doug, Andy and Stu wanted to fish the Open on Front/Back Deans and Hay. Doug caught the best Nomad weight of the day from Front Deans breaking the tonne barrier with 106lb … Continue reading Doug Smith, top Nomad at Woodland View with 106lb
The Nomads fished two matches over the weekend, a match at the Jam Factory on Saturday and Woodland View on Sunday. Saturday saw four Nomad’s fishing at the Jam Factory on Sycamore and Old pools. Rob Butcher was the star man, drawn on The Old pool. He won the match with 128lb 12oz fishing on the Bomb early before switched to paste on the pole. … Continue reading The Jubilee Nomad’s take the top 3 places at Woodland View
This Sunday Five Nomads visited Woodland View for the Sunday PM Open across Back Deans and High pools. The Star Nomad this week was in form angler Rob Butcher Rob, Andy and Phil drew on High pool and Mark and Doug were in Back Deans. Rob took the Nomad pound coins this week and also main framed in the match winning his section with 69lb. … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins his section at Woodland View’s Sunday open
This Sunday saw five Nomads fishing the afternoon open at Woodland View with 47 anglers spread over Front and Back Deans plus Barley. Robin Ballard continued his recent good form winning his section with 95lb from Front Deans, main-framing with a section win and the Nomad pound coins. Doug Smith also on front Dean weighed in 59lb and Stu Thomson had 38lb. Mark Birbeck on Barley … Continue reading Robin Ballard wins his section at Woodland View open
This match was probably the most enjoyable days fishing of the year so far. I started the match long on the pole at 13 metres trying to catch carp on the bottom and shallow but it soon became clear that the carp were not feeding. I spent the first hour doing this with very little in the keep nets. A change was needed. I’d … Continue reading Section win at Hillview open with 122lb of F1’s
This week the Nomads racked up three tonne weights, Doug Smith with a match win on a Brookfields match at Woodland View with 126lb, Phil Seedhouse with 122lb 0oz to win his section at Hillview’s Saturday open and Stu Thomson with a 100lb also at Hillview. Saturday saw three Nomads at Hiillview’s open. Phil Seedhouse won his section from Heron 33 catching mainly F1’s on … Continue reading Doug Smith wins at Woodland View with 126lb
This week for a change we fished our own knock-up match at the Vale Golf. Stu Thomson won the match breaking the tonne barrier fishing his trusted corn method to weigh in 106lb 0oz from peg 8. Andy Mitchell came 2nd drawn on peg 10 catching long on corn and hard pellets short before switching to paste close in to weigh in 98lb 0oz. Robin … Continue reading Stu Thomson wins at The Vale Golf Club with 106lb
Robin Ballard was the star Nomad over the weekend picking up section wins at Hillview’s Saturday open with another tonne plus weight of 101lb oz. Then he followed that up with 57lb, winning his section on the open at Woodland View on Sunday. The Nomads didn’t stop there either on their first visit to Woodland View for a while with all nomads present. (first time … Continue reading Robin Ballard picks up Section wins at Hillview and Woodland View
This was my first outing this year with Brookfields AC at Lower Park Fishery nr Redditch on peg 57 Abbey pool. I’d only been to the venue a couple of times and never fished the Abbey pool so as I’ve known Fred the fishery bailiff for a few years the call for info went in! The message that came back from Fred, was pellet feeder … Continue reading Brookfield’s AC match win at Lower Park Fishery
This week being Nomads some of us fished the Garbolino Clubman qualifier at Tunnel Barn Farm, opens at Hillview on the Saturday and Sunday and a Brookfields AC match at Lower Park Fishery on the Abbey pool Friday saw some of the Nomads in action at Tunnel Barn Farm fishing the Garbolino clubman of the year qualifier where Robin Ballard was top Nomad picking up … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse wins at Lower Park Fishery
This week the Jubilee Nomads shared a match venue, Pete’s Pool at Tirley Court with Portabello AC. Rob Butcher won the match recording his 2nd 100lb+ weight in as many weeks with 155lb of paste caught fish from the end of the grass bank, narrowly beating Robin Ballard pegged on the opposite side of the pool in the deeps, who weighed in 151lb 4oz, all … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins on Pete’s pool Tirley Court with 155lb
The week the Nomads decided on a small knock up match at The Vale Golf Club We were all keen to return back to the Vale golf club after two good recent matches there, where we all caught plenty of fish. This time the weather slowed sport down. The Vale is a cracking venue for small knock ups and full of fish but after several nights … Continue reading Robin Ballard wins at The Vale golf golf
This was a Nomad match on the match pool, Campbell at Viaduct fishery down in Somerset. I’ve only fished this pool once before but I knew this pool has the potential to throw up big weights and definitely a match I’d been looking forward to on my trip down to Somerset for the Nomad Somerset spring festival. At the draw, kindly done by the … Continue reading 2nd placed at Viaduct on the Campbell pool with 142lb
10 Nomads and guests enjoyed an excellent 3 days fishing down in Somerset fishing at three great venues for our, now annual Spring Festival with matches on the Campbell pool at Viaduct on day 1, The Tile pool at the Sedges on day 2 and then Tealham pool at Lands End Fishery on the final day.With mini sections of 3 or 4 over the 3 … Continue reading Doug Smith wins the 2019 Spring Somerset Festival
I’ve always been a Garbolino pole fan having had several of them over the years. Garbolino were really the first tackle company to produce a carp power pole and as most of my fishing centres around carp puddles it made perfect sense at the time to use this brand. A brand I have never left in 20+ years of match fishing. Buying a pole is … Continue reading Garbolino poles
This week six Jubilee Nomads travelled up to Tunnel Barn Farm for their Sunday Open, with a good turnout of 36 anglers spread over House and Canal pools. Phil, Robin, Stu and Mark draw on House pool, while Andy and Doug found Canal pool home for the day. House pool produced the better weights as expected with Phil main framing in the match coming 5th … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse picks up a section win at Tunnel Barn Farm Sunday Open
This week I travelled up to Tunnel Farm Barn for their Sunday open. With a good turnout of 36 anglers the match was spread over two pools, House and Canal I really wanted to draw on House pool which luckily I did, drawing House 25 up at the top end of the pool. This didn’t really mean anything to me as I’m not a … Continue reading Section win, Tunnel Barn Farm, Sunday Open, House pool, 88lb
This week the Nomads were keen to return to the Vale Golf Club rather than fish an open, following their match the previous week where everybody caught well. A strong gusty wind forecast for the day made fishing difficult for all with fishing long on the pole pretty much ruled out. All the Nomads still caught well with everyone catching over 50lb. Andy Mitchell drawn on … Continue reading Andy Mitchell wins at the The Vale Golf Club with 88lb
Phil Seedhouse - Commercial match angler 