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 …
Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 11th July 2026
At Todber on Saturday I went into the bucket of doom with three tickets left, I grabbed one but didn’t open it. As people started writing their names on the sheet, nobody was admitting to 71 although Andy A was on his usual flier (70). I finally summoned the courage to have a look and I had finally drawn a peg on …
River Parrett – Huntsman Cup – 5th July 2026
The following day we were back on the river for round two of the Memorial Shield and after scoring 8 points in the first match, I needed a better result today or my campaign would be all but over already. 14 of us fishing today with all the pegs in the first field (with the exception of number 21) and on my …