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 was fairly mild and not much wind was forecasted even though it was the 1st week in January. So all four canals were in for … Continue reading Section win from canal four, Hillview Bank Holiday open – 38lb 15oz

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 up the section win by just ounce! beating the angler on the next peg. Todays Hillview open was spread over canals 3 and 4. We … Continue reading Section win by just an oz !! at Hillview Open

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 into the draw bag and last weeks peg 81 stuck into my hand. So it was game on again and I ran to my peg. … Continue reading Deja vu at Hillview’s Sunday Open, same peg as the previous week and 2nd overall again with 119lb

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 and temperatures dropping this is my favorite time of the year where the fishing gets a little tougher. So I expected maggots to come into … Continue reading 2nd placed at Hillview Sunday Open with 109lb 12oz

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 but home for the day was peg 44 on Canal 1. Which normally means plenty of bites all day but mainly the same stamp of … Continue reading 5th Overall at Hillview Sunday Open with 86lb.

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 day. I fancied a shallow day fishing casters this time as this has been the way to go lately at the venue and a method … Continue reading Section win off the Heron pool, Hillview Saturday Open with 98lb

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 was how was it going to fish? We’d had a heat wave all week with temperatures in the 30’s and Keith the owner had said … Continue reading 3rd on the Moorhen pool, Hillview Saturday Open, 87lb 8oz

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 pleasure fishing during their stay. There were a few regulars having a breakie but these were on a club match on two of the canals … Continue reading 3rd at Hillview Sunday Open with 82lb

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 had fished well the day before but with more anglers on it today there was going to be more pressure on the water. The canals … Continue reading 2nd overall at Hillview Sunday open from the Heron pool with 88lb 8oz

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 for the day was peg 79 on the 3rd canal which I was fairly happy with as this pool has been the better of canals … Continue reading Section win, Hillview Sunday Open with 100lb

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 most of the match. But fishing over to the far bank was going to be difficult so I just opted to fish down the track … Continue reading 2nd overall at Hillview Sunday Open and section win with 57lb 0oz

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 places making it difficult to set pole rollers up behind you. So with the pegs on the causeway now refurbished the match was on all … Continue reading 2nd placed, Hillview Sunday Open, 41lb 8oz

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 compared to the canal 3 and 4 as you tend to catch early on this pool and then generally at some point it switch’s off … Continue reading Section Win, Hillview Sunday Open, 76lb 0oz

This Sunday morning was the first time this winter having to scape ice off the car windscreen so I knew it was going to be a hard days fishing, but you can still have a good days fishing, Hillview is as good as any venue in winter. On arrival as the fishery only 6 anglers had bothered to turn up. Normally there is at least … Continue reading 3rd placed at Hillview Sunday Open on the maggot feeder – 40lb

This week I fished the Sunday open match at Hillview, Canals 3 and 4 were in this week but only 10 anglers booked in, probably due to other venues having winter leagues and festivals over the weekend. So not many there but at least it was a match. Plus there was plenty of room for all this week. I drew in the middle of canal … Continue reading 2nd at Hillview Sunday Open with 100lb

This Sunday I took in the open at Hillview. I fancied fishing one of the canals this week as these are normally in on a Sunday. On arrival at the fishery the place was rammed with anglers cars and I feared a club were on the canals. It turned out two clubs had matches, but I was happy to learn these two clubs actually were … Continue reading Hillview Sunday Open, Canal 3 -weighing in 73lb