Summerhayes – Silvers Open – 22nd August 2026
The last silvers open was a rover and I was left wishing I’d gone for peg 36 as it’s a little bit deeper and today I got the chance to find out if I was right when I pulled it …
Summerhayes – Silvers Open – 8th August 2026
Only seven of us for the latest silvers open on Longs, it was draw and choose with most people hoping for an early number so they could get in the thirties where it’s slightly deeper. I pulled out choice four and predictably 30, 32 and 34 were soon claimed (you have to leave a space between pegs) so I went for 17 …
Revels Fishery – Open – 4th August 2026
On Tuesday it was time for my monthly fishing fix down at Revels, it was a ‘Billy No Mates’ breakfast at Greggs due to Parker ‘The Pole’ being incapacitated after an operation on his shoulder which will put him out of action for months – get well soon mate. 26 anglers today so another fantastic turnout including the ‘Aller Invader’ Baz Morgan, …
River Parrett – J. Irish Trophy – 2nd August 2026
Round four of the Memorial Shield and I was still just about in contention but would need three more section wins to stand any chance. After breakfast we all assembled at Parrett Works for the draw, I pulled out 21 in the second field which isn’t a bad peg but as you’re up against 28 and 29, I felt winning the section …
Summerhayes – Memorial Match – 1st August 2026
I always look forward to this match to remember the anglers we’ve sadly lost but after winning it in 2022, my results in subsequent years have left a lot to be desired, although in my defence, I haven’t drawn particularly well either! A decent turnout of 18 fishing today and when it was my turn to draw I was hoping for a …
Walrow Ponds – 26th July 2026
Dan T has been telling me about Walrow for ages and it sounded like really nice fishing with big bream and tench and even better, no carp! I always get a real buzz visiting new venues and was looking forward to this, Nick and me met Zooner at Greggs and we followed him to Highbridge. Alongside the Silvers Lake, there are several …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 25th July 2026
For Foxy’s latest match at Acorn I employed the hanging back technique at the draw and pulled out number 2 on the island which is one of the best silvers pegs, so well happy with that! I decided to tweak my normal approach slightly today (so definitely no cutting and pasting involved!), the first change was I hadn’t brought any groundbait with …
Revels Fishery – Open – 21st July 2026
I can’t go a whole month without a visit to Revels so booked a day off work to make the pilgrimage down to the Dorset mecca. After meeting Parker ‘The Pole’ for breakfast we were soon pulling into the car park and you need to get there early nowadays as the Tuesday opens are becoming very popular and today was no exception …
River Parrett – Mrs Williams Cup – 19th July 2026
After two rounds, my challenge for the Memorial Shield was fading already and anything less then a section win today would finish it off for this year! We met at Parrett Works for the draw and all the pegs would be in the first field for this one. As the draw got underway, Nick P delved in early and only went and …
Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 18th July 2026
My last visit to Todber saw me draw one of the best pegs on the lake and not do it justice while getting battered both sides so whatever happened this week would be an improvement! The day got off to a great start in the Lakeside Kitchen when I went for the pancakes, bacon and maple syrup for breakfast which was bloody …
Summerhayes – 12th July 2026
After the previous days poor display, my confidence wasn’t high going into the Stoke match at Summerhayes on Sunday. With the extreme weather we’ve been experiencing combined with very low water levels, Pete had lost some skimmers and the silvers weights have been much more modest recently, in Saturday’s match, several anglers recorded 7lb+ so that would be my aim today. Twelve …