Having to drop the Mrs off at Evesham Station for a girlie day out in London I needed to stay local this Sunday so I went to Manor Farm Leisure for their Sunday Open match, held on the island pool this week. Manor can be a rod venue and I fancied a day on the rods as I don’t fish with them much. However today … Continue reading 3rd placed at Manor Farm Leisure Sunday Open – 46lb 0oz
After the recent bad weather, gales, flooding and ice in recent weeks I’d not been fishing in recent weeks and this was my first outing of the New Year. I was itching to go. It was still cold but with no wind or rain forecasted I hoped to catch a few and off to the Hillview Saturday open I went. Starting on the the Bomb … Continue reading Open match win, Moorhen pool, Hillview – 69lb 15oz
As we’re in the final few days of the year. I needed to use up some days holiday before loosing them at work so off to Hillview for the mid week open I went this week. I was especially keen to go as I hadn’t casted a line over the weekend due to Storm and gale force winds. This was my 1st mid week open … Continue reading 2nd overall at Hillview Mid-week Open, 41lb 7oz
I went back to Hillview this Sunday and as I’d not been for a few weeks I was looking forward to the match on the canals as they generally fish well in the winter months. I drew peg 89 on the 4th canal and on arrival at the peg I thought this peg needs some work done on it. As you can see by the … Continue reading Section win and 2nd overall at Hillview Sunday Open, 59lb 1oz
This was an Evesham Jubilee A.S club match held on the New pool at Tunnel Farm Barn. If you have visited this post before I apologise for the late write up as it was the day before I jumped on a plane to New York USA! I didn’t have time to do the blog post before I was away for the week. So this blog … Continue reading 2nd Overall on the New pool at Tunnel Barn Farm with 25lb 12oz.
This weekend the Sunday open at Hillview was split over canals 2, 3 and 4. I wanted anywhere but canal 2 as this pool has a reputation for switching off in the latter half of the match. So into the draw bag my hand went and I pulled out peg 56, On the 2nd canal!! But all was not lost. Even though it was going … Continue reading Section win, Hillview Sunday Open – 100lb 8oz
This week I fished the Hillview Saturday open on the Moorhen pool. It was a very slow start but I caught I few in the end to sneak the section win by 4oz’s ! This match saw all anglers on the Moorhen pool and I pulled out peg 19 from the draw bag. An OK peg at this time of the year with a good … Continue reading Section win, Hillview Saturday Open, 71lb 10oz and 3rd overall
With the weather forecast not looking good for Sunday I choose the Saturday for this weeks fishing fix. Hillview normally use the big lakes on a Saturday and I fancied it this week. It fished really hard for all which made this an interesting match where a bit of extra thinking was required to get some bites. The draw put me on peg 28. I … Continue reading Section win and 3rd overall at Hillview Saturday Open, 53lb 9oz
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
