This Sunday it was back to Hillview for the open split over Moorhen and the 1st and 2nd canals. I wanted to avoid canal 2 as sometimes it can just switch off during the later part of the match. So as my hand dipped into the draw bag, peg 56 clung to my hand, Yes you guessed right, canal 2 was home for the day. … Continue reading Section win on Hillview Sunday open, 90lb 10oz
This week I had an Evesham Jubilee AS club match on the House pool at Tunnel Barn Farm. I really was looking forward to this match but when I realised I was in Hyde Park, London, watching a Kylie Minogue concert the night before, meaning I got home at 2.00am, getting up a 6.30am to travel up to Tunnel Barn Farm was always going to … Continue reading Section win at Tunnel Barn Farm with 57lb 11oz
This was an Evesham Jubilee AS match held on the island pool at Manor Farm Leisure. Weights haven’t been that good on this pool in recent days with only 50lb winning the match the day before but when peg 6 stuck to my hand in the draw bag I was hopeful of catching a few. So the plan of attack was to start on the … Continue reading 2nd Overall at Manor Farm Leisure, 38lb 2oz
After last weeks Sunday open match win at Hillview I couldn’t wait to get back their. This Saturday Open was on the two main pools rather than the canals but with a lovely June day forecasted I just hoped I could continue the winning streak! I drew peg 38 on the Heron pool, a peg with no recent form but at Hillview you never know, … Continue reading 2nd overall and pool win, Hillview Saturday Open match, 116lb 15oz
In recent weeks I’d not had a lot of success with my fishing. My last two matches have seen a last place and a DNW packing up early, something that I never do, so it was finally good to get a result and get the smell of a nice brown envelope back. I didn’t fancy peg 56 on the 2nd canal at Hillview as its … Continue reading Match win, Hillview Sunday Open, 117lb 4oz
I left Evesham Jubilee AS in 2017 where I was club secretary for 15 years and this was my return to fishing with them and it was good to see a few old faces on this match. I’d also not been to Tunnel Farm Barn for a good few years to. So I was really looking forward to this match on the Extension pool. I … Continue reading 2nd placed at Tunnel Barn Farm on the Extension pool, 57lb 10oz
It was back to Manor Farm Leisure this Saturday for Harry’s match with 24 anglers split over the Island and Middle pools. With temperatures down and cold rain all week going in the pools, it was going to be hard. I was looking forward to fishing the rods this week as it’s not something I do much as most of the venue’s I fish are … Continue reading Match win, Manor Farm Leisure, 81lb 12oz
Round 4 of the Tirley Court Orchard pool winter league saw the pool bursting its banks on a few pegs at the top end of the pool. We’d had rain, rain and more rain in the week the the pool was full with chocolate brown water coming off the fields. But on the plus side temperatures had been on the up so it was going … Continue reading Section win on Tirley Court winter league – 84lb 8oz
Milder weather greeted us for the 3rd round of the Tirley Court, Orchard pool individual winter league. After missing the 1st round all matches for me now count and I was hopeful of improving on my 3 place finish last time out. I drew on the far bank this time which is the side you want to be on at this time of the year. … Continue reading 2nd Overall, Tirley Orchard League Rd 3 with 50lb 5oz
Having missed the opening round of this Winter league on the Orchard pool at Tirley I was keen to do well, having the 1st round now as my dropper match, So every match now counts. The only problem this week was the ice and storm Isha forecasted to arrive later in the day. Fishing this pool is different in the winter months to the venues … Continue reading 3rd overall & Section win on 2nd Rd Tirley Orchard pool winter league with 18lb
This was the last ever Staunton AC match as the club has now folded due to the lack of numbers fishing on a Saturday. So I was keen to go despite a terrible weather forecast. But I’m glad I did as the venue fished its head off today. A sad day for Staunton AC As I said this was the last ever Staunton match. I’d … Continue reading 2nd on the New pool, Court Farm with 161lb 14oz
This Sunday I joined some of the Moaning Sods AC lads for a small knock up match on the Orchard pool at Tirley Court. I was keen to go as I’m booked in for the forth coming winter league early in the New Year and I wanted to gauge how the venue fishes in the winter months. I’ve only fished the Orchard pool in the … Continue reading 2nd placed with 171lb 4oz on the Orchard pool, Tirley Court
I was meant to be in Barcelona this week as its half term and the Mrs works in a school but she’d had to have an operation last week and we couldn’t go. So I was able to jump on the mid week Cost cutter open at Woodland View. Not a lot of cash up for grabs being a cheap match to enter but it … Continue reading 2nd Overall, Woodland View Mid week Cost cutter Open, 53lb 0oz
This weekend saw me fishing the Saturday rather than the normal Sunday so off to Hillview I went. Saturdays Opens are usually on the two main pools rather than the canals. We’d had heavy rain all week so I guessed it would be hard and so it proved for the first half of the match, until I began to catch a few. The weather had … Continue reading 2nd overall at Hillview Saturday Open, 76lb 9oz
This match was was on the small Orchard pool at the awesome Tirley Court with Staunton AC. I ‘d looked forward to it, as the last match I fished here was a good days fishing catching a tonne and I hoped for another tonne plus weight today. Strangely there was a low turn out today. So we pegged it all along the near side bank. … Continue reading 3rd place on a Staunton AC match on the Orchard pool at Tirley Court with 253lb 6oz
With my last day of the summer holidays I was able to take in the Open at Woodland View for their mid week cost cutter match. This week spilt between Front and Back Deans. I’d not fished this pool for a year but hoped to catch a few before being back in the office tomorrow! I drew Front Deans peg 31 an end peg today … Continue reading 3rd overall and section win at Woodland View Cost Cutter open, 81lb
This was a invitational match organized by Andy Mitchell to celebrate his 40th birthday and following cakes at the draw, provided by Andy 17 anglers fished his birthday match. Some good anglers were present, mainly Andy’s Woodland View mob so with a strong field and 17 anglers on the pool meaning most pegs were in I had my work cut out today. I drew on … Continue reading 2nd at the Jam Factory on Ash pool, 77lb
I’d just returned home from a weeks holiday in Spain and with a few more days holiday left before I’m due to return to work next week, I was able to jump on the Thursday Affordable Open at Manor Farm Leisure. I’d not been to Manor for over a year and the regulars there are always hard to beat. But for me it was just … Continue reading Section win at Manor Farm Leisure Affordable Open – 58lb 0oz
This was the latest Staunton AC club match at the awesome Pete’s pool at Tirley Court. With Storm Anthony forecast for the day (very unusual for August!) with gusts up to 65 miles an hour forecasted and rain all day, this put a downer on the members turning up. Only 5 brave souls turned up for the match. But the weather turned out to be … Continue reading 3rd on Pete’s pool, Tirley Court with 179lb 9oz
It was back to the Jam Factory for this latest Staunton AC match. Last time only a few weeks ago on this pool I had a great days fishing putting a tonne+ weight on the scales. I hoped to draw in the same area again and I was delighted to find the same peg as last time home for the day. The only snag was … Continue reading 3rd placed at the Jam Factory on Old pool – 40lb 12oz
Phil Seedhouse - Commercial match angler 