Summerhayes – Silvers Open – 10th January 2026
On Saturday I headed to Summerhayes for the silvers open and after yet another hard frost, there was plenty of ice on all the lakes so Pete said we could have a rover and decide where we wanted to go. …
Revels Fishery – Open – 30th December 2025
For my final match of the year, I headed back to Revels and after really enjoying last Tuesday I was hoping for a similar day to finish 2025 on a high. There was the usual great turnout of 22 anglers and when my name was called Dean pulled out 66 on Canal which I was very happy with. Dead Tree has been …
Summerhayes – Open – 28th December 2025
After struggling for 11oz in my last outing, I was back at Summerhayes on Sunday for another match on Longs and praying for a decent silvers peg. Nick and me were the last two names on the list and when I was called up, the two balls left were 13 (one of my favourite silvers pegs) and 37 which is brilliant for …
Summerhayes – Open – 26th December 2025
After a brief interlude for Xmas, my next match was at Summerhayes on Boxing Day and it was bitterly cold. There were 11 of us fishing and I was quite low down on the list but by the time my name was called, several pegs I didn’t want had already gone and I was feeling pretty confident when I stuck my hand …
Revels Fishery – Xmas Open – 23rd December 2025
Festive Fixture Five and my last match before Xmas was the Tuesday Open at Revels, a venue I absolutely love and just wish I could visit more often. After meeting Parker ‘The Pole’ for breakfast we arrived nice and early although the car park was already filling up fast as this match is always very popular. Complimentary bacon rolls and coffee were …
Summerhayes – Open – 21st December 2025
The following day we headed to Summerhayes for a match on Sellicks and when the draw was announced I was hoping for a peg on the far side and got my wish when I pulled out number 22. For company I had Glynn on 24 with Alex to my right and Nick had drawn peg 8 on the opposite side. In recent …
Acorn Fishery – Xmas Open – 20th December 2025
For Festive Fixture number four of five it was back to Acorn for their Xmas open and I was over the moon when I drew peg 31 which has been a really good area for silvers recently. Foxy was on 33 while to my right were Mark Roberts on 29, Bunghole Bob on 27 (which he didn’t fancy so the cameras stayed …
Acorn Fishery – Ace of Acorn Silvers Qualifier – 18th December 2025
I could get used to this fishing three times a week (and only working four days!) although as you may have noticed, it means there’s a bit of a satellite delay in the match reports coming out. After drawing a great peg last Thursday, I was hoping for another one but pulled out number 5 on the island, the best carp swim …
Summerhayes – Xmas Match – 14th December 2025
The Xmas Matches are coming thick and fast as I’ve booked into five this year (which might be the most I’ve ever entered although one of them isn’t strictly a Xmas Fayre with prizes etc). As always there was a big turnout for this one with 38 anglers fishing and it’s a rover/walk off/draw and choose style match where you pull a …
Todber Manor – Xmas Match – 13th December 2025
The Todber Xmas fixture was originally going to be on Ash but a recent match on Hillview saw some excellent weights of silvers returned so Guy asked everyone if we fancied having a go on there instead and the entry was increased to 21 anglers. We all enjoyed a fantastic breakfast before it was time for the draw and I was hoping …
Acorn Fishery – Ace of Acorn Silvers Qualifier – 11th December 2025
Acorn on Thursday for another qualifier and I was well happy with peg 22 by the bridge on the far side, Mark B was next door on 21 and Jo was to my left on 24. The usual rigs for across, the deep water and short were assembled and the side tray contained plenty of maggots, disco pinkies and a little dark …