Saturdays big fish folly

On Saturday Jeff and I are revisiting Anchor Meadows in my quest of a decent fish. Our last visit produced Jeff's P.B. Barbel weighing in at 9 Lb. With my new John Wilson Avon Quiver itching to catch some fish and Jeff's promise of it's caliber with good sized quarry, we're off at 6 am for a full day!

90% of eel population may of gone form our rivers

Interesting news story from the BBC this week

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8258367.stm

New Kit to my arsenal!

Time to ditch the seat box and heavy wooden tackle box for a lighter approach. With thanks to my wonderful wife Kate - I am the new owner of a Korum tackle/bait bag. This has several pockets/compartments to fit all my gear and bait in and with the addition of a small camping stool I will be well on my way in keeping a bad back at bay!

Belated Blythe report

Sorry for the delay in my posting on the Blythe trip. Where do I start? this was my first outing on the Blythe and Jeff had built my hopes up with reports of 4lb+ chub on his last visit. I am in search of some decent fish and hoped this would be the occasion.

This weekend's trip

Jeff and I are off to the Blythe, this is a last minute change from the coventry canal. I picked up some bait a lunch time at lanes tackle on london road and struggled to park up due to the number of anglers visiting the shop for weekend supplies. It was so busy I had to come back later. Great to see the interest in the sport - however I do hope Jeff and I can get a decent spot on the river!