Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 11th October 2025
For the Todber matches, I need to leave around 6:30 to get there for breakfast so I always set my alarm an hour earlier to give me plenty of time. Well, best laid plans and all that, you can probably …
Summerhayes – Open – 17th August 2025
On Sunday and it was back to Summerhayes for the open on Longs and after drawing 30 in the Stoke match and having a lovely day, I was hoping to be in the same area today. For once my misfiring drawing arm behaved itself when I pulled out number 32, right in the silvers epicentre. I got off to a great start …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 16th August 2025
With Foxy away for this one, the reins were handed to his glamourous assistants, Paul and Glenn, who did an admirable job in his absence. The draw was announced and I pulled out 19 on the far side, an area I seem to frequent a lot, it wouldn’t have been my first choice but still a decent peg for silvers. On the …
River Parrett – J. Irish Trophy – 10th August 2025
For round four of the Memorial Shield, we were back at Parrett Works and after drawing a bunghole end peg in the last match another good one was required today. Once we’d had breakfast and paid pools etc, it was time for the ‘Bucket of Doom’, I grabbed a milk bottle top and when I summoned the courage to look, I was …
Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 9th August 2025
Todber on Saturday and as always I was hoping to avoid the near end even though venue expert Ade Dew had actually won off 63 the previous week! The now established and patented ‘Hanging Back’ technique was employed once again but not actually needed today as Parker ‘The Pole’ and Nick P both went in early and claimed 62 and 63. I …
Summerhayes – 3rd August 2025
I was hoping for a change of peg scenery as we headed back to Summerhayes the following day for a Stoke club match. It was well attended with the 20 anglers split into two sections and the payout for the top two and best silvers in each with an optional super pool for overall and silvers. For once my drawing arm behaved …
Summerhayes – Memorial Match – 2nd August 2025
Every year Summerhayes holds a memorial match for those anglers we’ve lost and unfortunately (but also inevitably) the list gets longer each time. It’s silvers only and always well attended, Pete and Sally lay on a BBQ afterwards and Roger Cunningham buys medals for the top three silvers anglers and also the top three (accidental) carp weights, there’s also a prize for …
Ads Palmer Interview
Hi Ads, thank you so much for agreeing to do an interview; Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, how you got into fishing and the first fish you caught? My dad was definitely responsible for getting me into fishing. When I was 4 or 5 he used to take me with him tench fishing and would set me up …
River Parrett – Mrs Williams Cup – 27th July 2025
For the third round of the Memorial Shield we were on the Kingsbury section which I have a real love/hate relationship with, on my first ever visit back in 2020 I drew an end peg and won the match with 4lb but haven’t got near one since! There was a great turnout of 17 for this one with the majority meeting at …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 26th July 2025
On Saturday it was up to Clevedon for Foxy’s open at Acorn with a great turnout of 25 fishing and after getting some bait, paying pools etc, it was soon time to pray to the God Of Good Swims (or GOGS for short!). Despite my prayers and even employing the ‘hanging back’ technique, neither worked as once again peg 38 avoided my …
Summerhayes – Open – 20th July 2025
It was on Longs for Sundays open which is fishing really well although the water level is still painfully low, 15 booked in for today and when I got called up to draw, I pulled out 30 on the road bank, a brilliant area for silvers. We got underway and I fed all my lines before kicking off down the edge on …