Summerhayes – Open – 15th February 2026
It was back to Summerhayes the following day for a match on Longs but with only 7 of us fishing it would be a rover. My drawing arm continues to malfunction as I pulled out choice 6 and I was …
Summerhayes – Open – 16th November 2025
Talking to Russ after yesterdays match he said I’d probably draw 39 today (as it seems to be a recurring theme that I end up on pegs soon after he’s fished them) and I was hoping that wouldn’t be the case as it’s not my favourite swim for silvers. I stopped off at McDonalds in Ilminster for a breakfast wrap and bumped …
Summerhayes – Champion of Champions Silvers Final – 15th November 2025
I say it every year but this is one of my favourite matches that I’d love to win although my record in it is quite frankly, pants! 19 anglers fishing today and when Pete announced the draw, he called up people in the order they’d qualified, I was only fourth on the list but when it was my turn, two of the …
Acorn Fishery – Fish South Silvers Qualifier – 13th November 2025
I’ve fished quite a few Fish South qualifiers at various venues and although I’ve not disgraced myself (even managing to frame a few times), you need to win the match to qualify which is a lot easier said then done with some of the best silvers anglers in the country fishing. I met Scotty for breakfast and it was nice to have …
River Parrett – Autumn Triple Round 3 – 9th November 2025
Going into the final round I was actually leading the series but with Derek only two points behind and Dave and Danny also in close proximity, anything could happen and after drawing number 10 last week I was praying for a better peg this time. After breakfast at The Ranch it was soon time for the draw and with eight of us …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 8th November 2025
On Saturday it was back up to Acorn and I drew number 25, which is a decent silvers peg on the far side by the concrete bridge. Nick was virtually opposite on 31 while next door I had Shaun F to my right and Dan D was on 27. I set up rigs to fish across, a couple of lines at 11.5 …
River Parrett – Autumn Triple Round 2 – 2nd November 2025
I hadn’t necessarily intended to fish all three of these matches but after doing well and really enjoying the first one (catching a few fish also really helps!), I decided to fish the other two. We had a fair bit of rain leading up to the weekend so with some colour in the river again, hopefully we’d be in for another good …
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 was beginning to look like we might have made a tactical error as there were only three tickets left and 63 was …
Acorn Fishery – Ace of Acorn Silvers Qualifier – 30th October 2025
I’d booked quite a few Thursdays off work to fish the various silvers qualifiers at Acorn so even though I managed to qualify for the Ace of Acorn at my first attempt, I was still going to fish the others as they’re decent size silvers matches. There was a great turnout of 26 anglers including the likes of Des, Tony Rixon, Dave …
Summerhayes – Open – 26th October 2025
I haven’t been to Summerhayes for a few weeks and with the level still way down and it being quite chilly, much like the last match I thought 5-6lb would be a good silvers weight. Pete announced the draw and I was hoping for a nice peg like 13 or 15 which both did well last time. I actually came close when …
Acorn Fishery – Charlie Barnes Memorial Match – 25th October 2025
After a really nice match on Thursday I was back at Acorn two days later for the Charlie Barnes memorial which I always look forward to as it’s silvers only. When it was time to draw, I pulled out peg 7 which wouldn’t have been my first choice, Paul ‘Castaway’ Faiers was on the island again, peg 2 this time which has …