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Section win off the Moorhen pool, Hillview Sunday Open, 66lb 1oz
This weeks Sunday open at Hillview was held on the Lakes, Moorhen and Heron as there was a club match on the canals that are normally used on a Sunday. I was quite happy with this as I hadn’t fished… Continue reading Section win off the Moorhen pool, Hillview Sunday Open, 66lb 1oz

Section win from canal four, Hillview Bank Holiday open – 38lb 15oz
This was actually an open on a Monday rather than the normal Sunday due to the Sunday being New Years day and with the Monday being the default Bank Holiday it saw a good turnout of anglers, plus the weather… Continue reading Section win from canal four, Hillview Bank Holiday open – 38lb 15oz

Section win by just an oz !! at Hillview Open
Some days you feel gutted loosing a framing place by a few ounces when you’ve worked hard all match but it don’t half feel great when it goes the other way. Today it did and this match saw me pick… Continue reading Section win by just an oz !! at Hillview Open

Deja vu at Hillview’s Sunday Open, same peg as the previous week and 2nd overall again with 119lb
After last weeks 2nd place and full of confidence, off to Hillview I went for this weeks Sunday Open. This week numbers fishing were slightly down and the match was split between canals 3 and 4. In went my hand… Continue reading Deja vu at Hillview’s Sunday Open, same peg as the previous week and 2nd overall again with 119lb

2nd placed at Hillview Sunday Open with 109lb 12oz
After a few weeks off fishing and also nothing really to write about from the few matches I have actually fished, it was nice to frame at the latest Hillview open this Sunday. Now that the days are getting shorter… Continue reading 2nd placed at Hillview Sunday Open with 109lb 12oz

Section win at Lower Park Fisheries on The Corn Stores Charity match with 57lb 10oz
This week saw a change of venue for me, returning back to Lower Park Fisheries for the first time in about 3 years for a Charity match run by The Corn Stores fishing tackle shop in Redditch in aid of… Continue reading Section win at Lower Park Fisheries on The Corn Stores Charity match with 57lb 10oz

5th Overall at Hillview Sunday Open with 86lb.
This weeks Open saw the match held on the Moorhen pool and Canal 1 on a very hot Summers day. I really wanted to draw on the Moorhen pool as it has a more diverse population of fish to enjoy… Continue reading 5th Overall at Hillview Sunday Open with 86lb.

Section win off the Heron pool, Hillview Saturday Open with 98lb
This weekend I fished the Saturday open at Hillview which was held on the lakes with 20 anglers split over the Moorhen and Heron pools. The draw was done and I had peg 36 on Heron as home for the… Continue reading Section win off the Heron pool, Hillview Saturday Open with 98lb

3rd on the Moorhen pool, Hillview Saturday Open, 87lb 8oz
This week I fished the Hillview open on the Saturday rather than my normal Sunday. The two pools, Moorhen and Heron are normally used on a Saturday and I’d been looking forward it it all week. But the big question… Continue reading 3rd on the Moorhen pool, Hillview Saturday Open, 87lb 8oz

Garbolino Ultra Compact Power Margin Kit
These Garbolino margin kits have been available for a while now and I’ve always preferred to use a standard long top two kit for my margin work, thinking you need plenty of heavy elastic to stretch out when playing big… Continue reading Garbolino Ultra Compact Power Margin Kit

3rd at Hillview Sunday Open with 82lb
This week Hillview’s Sunday open was just on the Moorhen pool. For some reason only 4 anglers turned up for this one. This was really strange. They had anglers staying in some of the lodges but these anglers were just… Continue reading 3rd at Hillview Sunday Open with 82lb

2nd overall at Hillview Sunday open from the Heron pool with 88lb 8oz
This week the Sunday open was held on the Heron pool, rather than the canals that are regularly used on a Sunday. The canals had club matches on them today and I looked forward to fishing the Heron pool. It… Continue reading 2nd overall at Hillview Sunday open from the Heron pool with 88lb 8oz

Hillview Two day Festival for Cancer research
The Easter bank holiday weekend saw Hillview Lakes hold a two day festival for Cancer research in memory of two anglers that used the fish the venue before becoming ill, Craig Cox and Francis Porter. The event was well run… Continue reading Hillview Two day Festival for Cancer research

The Big one – fishing show at Stoneleigh, What did you think to it?
Well after a two year break due to Covid it was good to see the return of these two fishing shows, firstly at Farnborough and then the local one to me at Stoneleigh. So off I went for a moosh… Continue reading The Big one – fishing show at Stoneleigh, What did you think to it?

Section win, Hillview Sunday Open with 100lb
With the weather changing for the better with temperatures finally rising during the week and a dry fine day forecast I was really looking forward to this match, this week held on the 3rd and 4th canals at Hillview. Home… Continue reading Section win, Hillview Sunday Open with 100lb

2nd overall at Hillview Sunday Open and section win with 57lb 0oz
This weeks Sunday Open saw 14 anglers braving the blustery conditions spread over canal 3 and 4 at Hillview. I drew on canal 3 peg 73 which I was happy about as the wind today was off my back for… Continue reading 2nd overall at Hillview Sunday Open and section win with 57lb 0oz

2nd placed, Hillview Sunday Open, 41lb 8oz
This week Hillview’s open match was on the Heron pool where they have been re-doing the causeway between the Heron and Moorhen pools in recent weeks. This causeway had become eroded in recent years and had become quite narrow in… Continue reading 2nd placed, Hillview Sunday Open, 41lb 8oz

MAP Pole Protection Case
Pole cases seem to be all the rage at the moment and when I brought my new pole in August 2021, MAP had just brought out their version of these popular pole protection cases. 6 months in how’s it faired?… Continue reading MAP Pole Protection Case

Section Win, Hillview Sunday Open, 76lb 0oz
My first match of the New Year saw me return to Hillview for their regular Sunday open, This week spread over three of the canal pools, 2,3 and 4. I drew on canal 2 which isn’t the best to draw… Continue reading Section Win, Hillview Sunday Open, 76lb 0oz

Sonubaits Pro Expanders
When the weather changes in the autumn soft expander pellets come into play for my pellet fishing. Hard pellets can still be a great bait as it gets colder but I feel more fish will take a soft pellet over… Continue reading Sonubaits Pro Expanders
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