Summerhayes – Open – 1st January 2026
Summerhayes was the destination for my first match of 2026 and after a hard frost there was quite a bit of ice on Sellicks. With only eight of us fishing Pete said we could have a rover and choose where …
River Isle – V.E.S. Precision League 7 – 19th February 2017
After last weeks bitterly cold conditions, it was lovely and mild all week and after a couple of very mediocre pegs in the last two river matches I was hoping for a better one to end this league on a high. A few of us met at the Little Chef again and it was great to see Harry again and Terry ‘The …
River Isle – Royal Oak Winter League 9 – 12th February 2017
After having a lovely day last Sunday, I spent most of the week praying for rain but it was dry and cold and it looked like we’d be in for another tough match on the river for the last league match. We even had a light dusting of snow on Saturday and waking up the following day, it was bitterly cold. A …
Dillington Pond – Open – 5th February 2017
More horrendous weather during the week with loads of rain and strong winds so Rob made the right decision to swap venues and hopefully with some colour in the pond, we should all get some bites. Although when I woke up we’d had a frost which probably wouldn’t do us any favours. After another really good Little Chef breakfast we headed to the pond for …
River Isle – Royal Oak Winter League 8 – 29th January 2017
After a cold and frosty start to the week by Saturday the weather changed yet again, getting milder and we had a fair old drop of rain too, enough that I actually thought we might end up out the pond (I wish we had now, which might give you a fair idea of how this blog is going to go!). A few …
River Isle – V.E.S. Precision League 6 – 22nd January 2017
After some wicked cold frosts in the week and the river back to being very low and clear, it was always going to be difficult for the penultimate V.E.S. Precision match. Going into this match I was lying in joint fourth place with ten points, three off the lead and nothing but a section win would do if I was to stand …
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First Guest Blog
I’m always saying that I would love to feature guest blogs here at Against Men and Fish and I recently received my first one from Yorkshire Game Angling, a great little post on ‘Getting Started in Fly Fishing’. Getting Started in Fly Fishing Starting ‘fly’ fishing is nothing like as difficult or expensive as many people think. Neither is it confined to …
Bob Roberts Interview
My latest interview is with Bob Roberts, top angler and journalist who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is, some great answers and he certainly gives lots of food for thought (all images courtesy of Bob Roberts) Hi Bob, I realise you are an extremely busy man, so thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions; You’ve …
River Isle – Royal Oak Winter League 7 – 15th January 2017
It was all change with the weather again as the temperatures plummeted during the week, we avoided the snow but had a lot of rain although the river was pretty much back to normal level by Sunday. A few of us went to the Little Chef for breakfast again before heading to Upper Coxes to meet the others and do the draw. Rob …
River Isle – V.E.S. Precision League 5 – 8th January 2017
Before I get on to this weeks match I had some lovely feedback from the blogs Facebook page and also via the contact form, thank you so much, it really does make my day when I know people enjoy my ramblings. This was from John on Facebook ‘Others have tried and failed yours is different what I call straight from the bank to the …
River Isle – Royal Oak Winter League 6 – 1st January 2017
Firstly I’d just like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and I hope your hangovers aren’t too bad. Before I get onto the days fishing, I just wanted to say a massive thanks for all your support as the blog continues to go from strength to strength and is breaking new ground all the time. December saw the blog exceed 20,000 …