Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 4th July 2026
On Saturday it was down to Todber for the silvers match on Ash, draw time arrived and I managed to avoid the pegs at the near end but felt 67 wasn’t quite far enough up the lake. My neighbours for …
Summerhayes – Open – 19th March 2017
It was back to Summerhayes this week and Janders was coming along to fish his first match in ages, the match was on Sellicks and there have been some good silvers weights coming out. I was actually early picking him up and even had time for a bacon roll while we waited for the draw. Looking at the lake, the pegs on …
New Bait-Tech Products For 2017
There’s always lots of excitement when a fashion house reveals its latest collection, similarly when a car manufacturer launches a new model, a football club shows off the latest strip or a band announces a new album. Well for me, although I enjoy footy and music, I also really look forward to Bait-Tech’s new additions to their fantastic range every year.There’s always a …
Quick Bites – Steve Jackson
The latest ‘Quick Bite’ is with Steve ‘Jacko’ Jackson fresh from qualifying for another Fish O Mania final. Hi Steve, what a time to interview you after qualifying yet again for the Fish O Mania final with over 140lbs from the Viaduct. Can you tell us a little more about yourself? Hello, yes originally I’m from Mansfield but moved to the West Country aged …
Perry St Pond – 12th March 2017
I didn’t get to fish the Perry St League last year due to the dates clashing with the Isle matches and I have to say I missed it, so I was delighted when Les phoned and said this years dates were back to normal. The last time I fished it, I’d done well fishing pellet shallow and meat at five metres and …
Quick Bites – John Lacey
In another new feature for the blog, I hope to bring you some quick Q & A’s with local inspirational characters, stars of the South West match scene, anybody really with a story to tell or something interesting to say. First up is John Lacey who lost a leg five years ago due to a blood clot (many thanks to Baz Morgan …
Burt Baits Chocolate Orange Review
I was talking to Burt Baits boss, Tony Wynnick, the other day and he said he’d send me the latest addition to the range, Chocolate Orange, to try out. A package duly arrived and as soon as I opened it, it certainly did what it said on the tin as a gorgeous chocolatey, orange aroma hit me. The Chocolate Orange range The Chocolate …
Fishing in France – Baz Morgan – Part 1
The latest guest blog is from Baz Morgan with loads of great info on fishing in France. If you would like to submit an article, review or catch report please send me an e-mail using the contact form in the sidebar of the blog. Hello. My name is Baz Morgan, I have been a follower of Jamie’s blog for many years. I have …
Summerhayes – Open – 5th March 2017
With our river matches finished now until October and the Summer league not starting until May, I booked into Summerhayes today. Janders was going to come as well as he hadn’t been fishing for ages but with the weather forecast not looking very good, he decided to give it a miss. Driving over to Bridgwater in the morning, it wasn’t looking too bad and …
Blogging a Dead Horse
The title of this post isn’t particularly relevant but I just thought it was quite a good one! Well, firstly, thank you so much, the blog has hit and surpassed 500,000 hits, yes that’s half a million, that figure just seems incredible. In my last Random Ramblings I told you how the blog had nearly 130,000 hits in just over a year, it’s now …
Hebditch’s Pond – Barney’s Pairs Open – 26th February 2017
I always look forward to Barney’s Pairs Open and as per usual, it was well attended, with 18 anglers fishing this year. With Steve and Cindy back from an amazing trip to New Zealand, we met at the Oak for the draw and breakfast. Most of the usual crew were in attendance and it was also lovely to see Dean Morrison and Paul Adams …