River Angler

Starting off earlier in the week, I managed to get out for a couple of hours one night in search of chub. The river is very low at present, ...

Its been a while! I haven't kept up to date with my blogging, but new year, new start I guess. I suppose the best way to catch up would ...

Been a bit quiet of late, I’ve had a few trips out with the carp gear on the syndicate water without any success. I had a few hours spare th...

The rivers have been really up and down since the turn of the year, snow melt, floodwater, extreme low with frost. It's proven a real ch...

After two weekends on the bounce of blanking whilst chasing after pike on a gravel pit, I had a small window of opportunity mid week to get ...

Up early on sunday morning and taking the dogs for a walk noticed there had been a hard frost. That couple with clear skies and high pressur...

After a blank on the swale whilst targeting pike (something that I get really bothered about!), I managed to sneak an hour fishing in midwee...

Having been too busy to get out midweek due to work, I was very keen to get some fishing in this weekend. Temps were up and I had in mind to...

After some chub success on my first trip to the river wear last week, I got out this afternoon in search of something bigger. What a contras...

Got out this morning for my first attempt at wear chub (other than one or two half hearted attempts a year or two ago). Walked downstream f...

So I had my winter campaign planned out. Having successfully had six pound chub from the river Swale previously, one of my prime targets was...

I was fortunate (very fortunate!) enough to enter and win a drennan competition with the prize being a drennan acolyte 13ft distance feeder ...

The pike rods have been dusted off, new reels purchased (shimano 8000d's), rigs tied up and I was up and on the river tees for daybreak ...

I managed to squeeze in a couple of hours fishing tonight, arriving shortly before dark. The River Tees is really on its arse - desperately...

Back on the Tees last night, turned up at 9pm ish and intended to fish until late. A little extra water had entered, not much but enough to ...

After a number of barbel blanks on the Tees, I decided I needed a couple of fish to get my confidence back! The fact that conditions were id...

I've been after a tees barbel for a while now - even when others around me have been catching around me. It's a tough challenge, and...

Unfortunately for me, I've not been able to get out since the rivers close. Work has been manic and I just haven't had the time. Tha...

I'm really struggling to get the time to fish at the moment, so it's all about getting out whenever I can, even if that means having...

It was tough going today. I just didn't fancy the river, so thought my best chance of catching would be some Stillwater piking. Problem ...

Just a quick update from the last few days. When I was out previously, bites became shy as the sun got high, and whilst I knew there was...