River Parrett – Evening Cup – 27th June 2026
I know I say it every year but I really look forward to the Stoke matches on the Parrett, on paper it doesn’t sound particularly inspiring with 3lb being a good weight but I can’t get enough of it. The …
Summerhayes – Open – 25th May 2026
Bank Holiday Monday and it was back to Summerhayes with the forecast for another blisteringly hot day, there were only a few of us so it would be a rover with most people hoping for a low number so they could pick pegs in the shade! Draw time arrived and I got choice 4 but the pegs on the shady bottom bank …
Summerhayes – Open – 24th May 2026
Summerhayes on Sunday (and did I mention it was also a Bank Holiday weekend so lots of fishing with four matches!) with a great turnout of 19 anglers. I was top of the list to draw and gutted to see I was on 38 which is one of my least favourite pegs although it has been good in recent matches with Alex …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 23rd May 2026
For the first match of the weekend it was up to Acorn for Foxy’s latest match and I drew 16 over on the far side, a decent area for silvers. I got the usual rigs out for top four, 10 metres and across which was where I started, losing a foulhooked carp first chuck wasn’t ideal, the next fish was a carassio …
Stoke Pond – Ruthie’s Cup – 17th May 2026
For Ruthie’s Cup this year we were up to twenty anglers, so five per group to be split over four venues with each group visiting the different lakes once. The draw for who was in which group took place a week prior and I was in with the two Nicks (Payne and Veale), Danny Blunn and Stu Aplin, a great bunch of …
Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 16th May 2026
It was back down to Todber on Saturday as I haven’t been for a few weeks, a fantastic breakfast as always in the Lakeside Kitchen set us up for the day and then it was time for the draw. I decided against my patented hanging back technique this week as it’s not been serving me too well recently and I keep getting …
Summerhayes – Open – 10th May 2026
Day two of my birthday weekend and it was back to Summerhayes but on Longs this time and I was hoping for a belated present in the shape of a silvers bunghole. Draw time arrived and quite a few of the pegs on my wish list went quite early and when my name was called, I pulled out 26 on the road …
Summerhayes – Silvers Open – 9th May 2026
All too soon it was time for one of the most important events of the year, you may be asking what is the reason for this momentous, memorable occasion, well it’s my birthday weekend of course! The celebrations for my 35th! year on the planet kicked off with a silvers match at Summerhayes. I met Nick at the Beefeater in Taunton and …
Revels Fishery – Open – 5th May 2026
Revels on Tuesday was the destination for my fourth match in as many days and after Dean drew me two cracking silvers pegs on my previous visits this year, I was sure I was due a duff one today. Part of the appeal for me at Revels is that you never know which lakes or pegs are being used until you get …
Acorn Fishery – Short Pole Match – 4th May 2026
For day three, it was back up to Acorn again, this time for a short pole match which are always popular and there were 31 fishing today. Before the draw I was chatting to Steve Whatley (441 Floats) who said he had a batch of his floats with him, I bought some in 0.1 and 0.2 grams which look ideal for some …
Summerhayes – Open – 3rd May 2026
Longs at Summerhayes was the destination for day two (of four) and I was hoping for a nice silvers peg but my drawing arm needs some new batteries as it landed me on number 9 (I’m blaming Dan T who was in charge of pegging!). It wouldn’t have been my first choice but good silvers weights have been coming out from Cyanide …