Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 16th May 2026
It was back down to Todber on Saturday as I haven’t been for a few weeks, a fantastic breakfast as always in the Lakeside Kitchen set us up for the day and then it was time for the draw. I …
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 …
Thorney Lakes – Stoke Xmas Fayre – 7th December 2025
On Sunday it was Stokes Xmas Fayre with the 22 anglers spread over two ponds at Ash plus Thorney (it was supposed to be on the Parrett but heavy rain put paid to that!). Originally I put my name down to fish Pond 2 at Ash but when the river anglers were switched to Thorney I asked if I could fish that …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 6th December 2025
Saturday arrived and it was back to Acorn for another one of Foxy’s matches and after struggling on Thursday I was gutted when I pulled out peg 36 where I didn’t weigh in on a recent silvers qualifier. Starting across to the island, an ide after a few minutes proved to be a false dawn and with an hour gone I only …
Acorn Fishery – Fishing Masters Silvers Qualifier – 3rd December 2025
On Wednesday it was back up the M5 to Acorn for my first attempt at another new silvers competition, the Fishing Masters. With a similar format to other big money silvers qualifiers, you basically have to win the match for a spot in the final which is no mean feat with loads of top anglers fishing. It was great to see Exeter …
Summerhayes – Open – 30th November 2025
On Sunday it was back to Summerhayes for an open on Sellicks and I was hoping to draw on the far side (somewhere around 19-20 would do very nicely please!). We tried the Beefeater in Taunton for breakfast and it was very nice so will definitely be going back there again. When we got to the venue there were 16 of us …