River Angler

Picked my brother up at 8pm and headed for the tees. We picked a swim with decent leg space for both, and one that I knew produced chub ofte...

Loving the lures at the moment, so with the river up I went to a local Stillwater for some perch and pike. Started off with tiny cranks, fis...

A bit of a varied update!  Can't beat a bit of stick float fishing, the perfect way to cure a number of blanks and tough sessions. I had...

That's half a dozen trips to the River Tees since June 16th in search of the elusive barbel (which other people I know have managed succ...

Since my last post, my quietness has been solely down to a lack of action. I've been fishing a tough Stillwater which has really tested ...

I've realised there's something missing in my life, and that's a decent carp. I've invested in some gear, and will be target...

 Popped out for a couple of hours shortly before the season finished and the chub were very frustrating. I struck four times at solid bites ...

After noticing that people were getting missed or subtle bites during the day, I put it down to cold weather and low conditions. I decided t...

I had an hour to fish today, and working in Yorkshire decided to drop in on the nidd. Rod was already set up with link ledgered steak. This ...

Decided to walk the miles this morning and travel light, using prawns, steak and cheese paste as bait, on the river tees. I was fishing a so...

On my way back from work earlier in the week, I quickly popped to the river Tees for half an hour on the bank. Didn't have long so tackl...

I felt there was a chance of a barbel at the weekend. I couldn't get out until Sunday after so decided a session into dark might offer m...

It's been a while since I update the blog, mainly because the rivers have been very difficult to fish the last 6 weeks or so. The river ...

With freezing overnight temperatures and the River Tees fining down after last weeks flood, conditions seemed ideal for a spot of grayling f...

Just got back in from a mornings fishing in difficult conditions. There was a good few foot of water in, leaves thundering through and wind...

Well that was an eventful evening. River was up a fair few feet after the rain of the last few days, and temps into double figures, so it ha...

Now this is something I am intrigued about, for various reasons.  I've been using closed face reels on and off for years, since the old ...

I started my main winter campaign earlier this week, which is to try for a big pike from the river Swale. I've had a few over the magic ...

There was a lot of water in the rivers earlier this week, and one in particular was just fining down nicely but carrying a little water and ...

I had intended to go bass fishing this morning, however things changed and I ended up having a few spare night time hours by the river. With...

Now that Autumn is upon us, I thought I would list my autumn / winter targets (my favourite fishing season), mainly for my own benefit and t...

I fancied a change from pike fishing (I find this keeps my fishing fresh!). There's a long stretch of river that I keep going back to ye...