Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 1st November 2025
November kicked off with my first visit to Todber for a few weeks, draw time soon arrived and as per usual, Mr Dew and me hung back hoping to avoid 62 and 63. With most of the pegs taken, it …
River Isle – Crown Winter League – 25th October 2009
After some much needed rain the river was near enough perfect and there were some good pegs in and a good turnout of fifteen anglers. Justin Charles and Frank Woodard were fishing for the first time in ages and it was great to see them. I stuck my hand in the bucket and pulled out 126, a great peg with a bit …
River Isle – V.E.S. Precision Winter League – 18th October 2009
After a cracking day last Sunday I was eager to get back on the ‘ditch’ for the first match of the V.E.S. Winter League and was hoping for more of the same. On reaching the Crown Inn, I was a little concerned that Rob had put in some new pegs and areas that aren’t normally prolific. There were still some good pegs …
River Isle – Crown Winter League – 11th October 2009
I was really looking forward to getting back on the river although with no rain for months it was painfully low and clear and very weedy in places. I got to the Crown and there was a new face in the shape of Graham Bulgin, who I hadn’t seen for years, along with Alvin Jones and Bob Hammond who hadn’t fished for …
Chard Reservoir – 4th October 2009
The weather had been quite rough on Saturday and with mild winds were forecast for Sunday and I was hoping the bream would feed with a vengeance, I just needed a decent draw now! All the usual suspects were at the draw and as Baz Morgan would say ‘If the devil could cast his net now!’ I really wanted to pull out …
Chris Patten Memorial – Chard Reservoir – 27th September 2009
Once again I was privileged enough to receive an invite to this popular event and was quite looking forward to it as the resi is fishing really well at the moment. I got to the carpark fairly early and it was already nearly full! Les had driven back from his holiday especially for the event and was already in full organisational mode! …
Chard Reservoir – 20th September 2009
With no proper match on this week, Les organised a fiddle on the resi for committee members. At the draw there were nine of us and Les had put us on pegs 32-39 and I really fancied another crack at 39, I came close when I pulled out 38. Alan Dunn drew peg 39 and Les said he’d empty it as a …
Chard Reservoir – 13th September 2009
With the Dillington league over, I thought I’d give the resi a bash. On my arrival I received much good natured banter about me being lost and why wasn’t I out the pond, even my poor blog got a slating about the fishing at Dillington being like having teeth pulled (thanks Mark!). Looking around the draw queue it was like a who’s …
Dillington Pond – Summer League – 6th September 2009
As I hadn’t fished last weekend I was really looking forward to getting back on the bank. There were only nine of us at the draw and if the golden ball didn’t go the money would be paid out today. If it went, just the top three would be paid out, if not the top four and two sections would be paid. …
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Evesham Festival – 28th-29th August 2009
Saturday morning saw me and Andy heading to Evesham for our annual pilgrimage, after a mix up where they had no record of my booking at the pub (again!), we finally got it sorted and put our stuff in the room. Then it was off to the river where once again it was fishing hard and we only saw a few small …
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Dillington Pond – Summer League – 23rd August 2009
After not fishing last weekend I was really looking forward to getting back on the bank this weekend. There were only eight of us fishing again and those that had already drawn peg 1 weren’t allowed to draw it again so that left three of us and I drew it! I had mixed emotions about it though as the peg hasn’t been …