Our first match of the New year saw four of us fishing the Sunday Open at Woodland View. Worcestershire is currently a Tier 3 area so we were able to match fish but who knows how long this will be able to continue. The match was on Front and Back Deans on a bitterly cold winters day with overnight snow surrounding the venue. We all … Continue reading Robin Ballard 2nd at Woodland View Sunday Open
This Christmas week saw a few of us Jubilee Nomads in action. Rob, Robin and Mark continued with the 2nd round of the Solhampton individual winter league on Sunday 27th and it was Mark that put in the star Nomad performance again after winning his section on the first round. This time Mark, drawn on Duck won his pool picking up his 2nd section win … Continue reading Mark Birbeck top of Solhampton winter League after pool win
This week we Jubilee Nomads fished two Christmas matches with Fur and Feather’s at Woodland View and Hillview. Saturday saw Phil, Robin, Rob and Andy travel over to Woodland View for one of their fur and feather matches. A good turn out of 30 anglers were spread over Front and Back Deans this time and all anglers returned home with a Christmas box of goodies … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse wins his section at Woodland View’s Fur & Feather
his week we fished at two different venues. Phil, Andy and Doug fished the Open at Woodland View while Robin, Rob and Mark fished the first round of the Solhampton Individual winter league. Phil was the star Nomad this week flying the Nomad flag, drawing on Front Deans 5 at Woodland View on a bitterly cold winters day. The fishing was tough for all but … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse 2nd placed, Woodland View Sunday Open
This weekend Jubilee Nomads were in action over both days on different venues on a cold winter weekend. Saturday saw Andy and Robin travel down to Tewkesbury for the usual Saturday Open match at Hillview spread over the two main pools, Heron and Moorhen. Andy drew peg 39 on Heron and after a slow start on the maggot feeder he went long on the pole … Continue reading Andy Mitchell wins the Hillview Saturday Open
This weekend saw some of the Nomads fished both Opens at Solhampton. Saturday saw Doug, Robin and Rob in action on the Badger and Dragonfly pools. All caught well with Robin and Doug posting tonne plus weights off the Badger pool. Doug’s 124lb was enough to finish 2nd while Robin wasn’t far away. Over on the Dragonfly Rob framed as usual finishing 3rd with 54lb … Continue reading Doug Smith frames twice at Solhampton Opens this weekend
This week six of us Jubilee Nomads returned to Solhampton for the Sunday Open, this week with 20 anglers spread over Jackdaw and Buzzard pools. Phil, Robin, Andy and Stu drew on the Jackdaw pool while Rob and Doug drew on Buzzard. Rob continued his excellent form at this venue with another win catching 125lb and picked up the Nomad Super pool. Doug also did … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins (again) at Solhampton Sunday Open
This Sunday 6 of us Jubilee Nomads fished the open at Solhampton. A good turnout this week saw anglers spread over Valley, Kingfisher and Jackdaw pools this week. The draw put two of us Nomads on each pool, Rob and Robin on Jackdaw, Phil and Mark on Kingfisher while Andy and Doug drew on the Valley pool, Rob completed a personal hat-trick over the last … Continue reading Rob Butcher continues to dominate at Solhampton with another win
This Sunday 4 Jubilee Nomads braved the wet weather with Rob, Doug and Robin heading the Solhampton while Andy booked in to the Open at Woodland View. Over at Solhampton all 3 Nomads found Buzzard home for the day. All caught fish with Rob winning the pool from peg 13 catching exactly 100lb. Doug finished in 3rd with 67lb 8oz while Robin wasn’t far behind … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins the Solhampton Sunday Open with a tonne
This years 3 day Somerset Leveller festival was a little different this year. Due to Coronavirus it became a local 3 day festival aptly called Worcesterset. A big part of previous Somerset festivals is the banter at the digs in the evenings over a few pints discussing the days fishing and taking the mickey out of the daily wooden spoon winners but with no bar … Continue reading Robin Ballard crowned 2020 Somerset Leveller Champion
This week we Jubilee Nomads fished at different venues, Mark, Doug and Rob fished the Open at Solhampton held on the Jackdaw pool, while Stu, Andy, Robin and Phil fancied a change and booked on to the Open at Woodland View. An excellent turnout at Woodland View saw 40 anglers spread over Front/Back Deans, High and Hay pools. Stu pegged on Back Deans 37 won … Continue reading Stu Thomson and Andy Mitchell, frame at Woodland View Sunday Open
This week 4 of us Jubilee Nomads, Phil, Andy, Mark and Doug returned to Solhampton to fish their Sunday open match. This week 18 anglers were spread over Buzzard and Dragonfly pools. We were split up this week with Doug and Phil drawing on the Dragonfly and Andy and Mark on Buzzard. The fishing is now becoming a little harder due to the seasonal changes … Continue reading Doug Smith, 2nd on Dragonfly, Solhampton Sunday Open
Six of us Jubilee Nomads returned to Solhampton for their Sunday open, this week spread over Buzzard, Duck and Kingfisher pools. Stu, Andy and Robin drew on the Duck and it was Stu on peg 9 than won the pool which also had a few anglers pegged on the Kingfisher pool in the section. Stu caught 106lb 8oz to also take the Nomad Super pool. … Continue reading Stu Thomson wins his pool at Solhampton Sunday Open
This Sunday six of us fished the Open on the Dragonfly pool. But with only a poor turnout of 7 anglers fishing there was plenty of room for all and almost our own match! We all caught well but it was that man Rob Butcher on peg 38 in the bowl, again who won the match this time with an excellent 195lb for 1st place … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins the Solhampton Sunday Open with 195lb
This week six of us Jubilee Nomads returned to Woodland View, Our first visit for a while for their Sunday Open held on High and Front Deans. Phil and Robin drew the same bank on High pool while Andy, Rob, Stu and Doug found Front Deans home for the day. Normally at least one of us Nomads normally frames in the Open matches we fish … Continue reading Phil Seedhouse, top Nomad at Woodland View Sunday Open
This week six of us Jubilee Nomads returned to Solhampton for their Sunday Open, this week held on the Dragonfly pool. The match was very close and no one ran away with the match as the fishing was slow for all anglers. The weather was hot and humid after a wet start but the day brightened up during the match but the fish weren’t really … Continue reading Andy Mitchell, 2nd placed at Solhampton Sunday Open
15 Anglers, combined between us Jubilee Nomads and invited guests returned to fish Pete’s Pool at Tirley Court this week. Andy Mitchell drawn at the top end of the pool in the deeps continued his recent good form by winning the match with another new personal best of 288lb 0oz. At Tirley at this time of the year you have to weigh in at the … Continue reading Andy Mitchell wins at Tirley Court with 288lb
This week 16 Jubilee Nomads and guests held our own match on Pete’s pool at Tirley Court. When Rob drew the same peg as last year where he took the venue apart with 440lb we all knew he was going to be the man to beat. But history repeated it’s self with Rob winning the match with another big weight from the venue, this time … Continue reading Rob Butcher wins at Tirley Court with 308lb
This week we Nomads fished different venue’s. Phil, Andy, Doug and Stu returned to Solhampton for the Sunday Open, while Rob, Mark and Robin fancied a change and fished a new venue travelling down to Monmouth to fish an invitational match at Redhill fishery on the Tilly’s pool. Over at Solhampton the open was spread over Duck and Badger pools. Andy and Doug drew on … Continue reading Andy Mitchell, 2nd placed, Solhampton Open with 213lb 2oz
We Nomads went back to Solhampton this Sunday for the Open, this week held on Buzzard and Badger pools. Phil, Mark, Robin, Rob and Doug drew on the Buzzard pool while Andy and Stu found Badger home for the day. The pool to be on was the Buzzard with every one catching well recording good weights. It was that form man Rob that took the … Continue reading Rob Butcher and Stu Thomson frame at Solhampton Sunday Open
Phil Seedhouse - Commercial match angler 