Good To Be Back 13-9-26

 Well where is the best place to start again . The River .I thought with the Manchester Derby the stretch I went to wouldn’t be busy .I managed a swim I’ve fished before , but not for barbel.I fished two rods, one with pellet and one with boilie.One decent sized cage feeder and a large maggot feeder . I has a mixture of 1,2,3 and 4mm pellets hoping to get them feeding . Wasn’t long after the first cast a small chub to the net . There wasn’t really much wed coming down just small bits , the level could have been a bit higher for me , but its good to be back .The next chub fell to my left hand rod, around 4lb . As the light was beginning to fade I had another one on my right hand rod , yet another good one about 4lb .As darknes  fell I’d recast a few more times hoping for the barbel to turn up .My right hand rod went and another small chub .

Result Chub 4 Barbel 0

Till the next time , won’t be as long as.

Motivation 7-4-26

 How do people who fish get there motivation back . I’ve not fished for over a year and I’m struggling .ive had a clear out of tackle and sorted my river gear out for June yet I can’t get myself of my arse to go .I love tip fishing so I’m thinking of just getting out on the tip and  see where it goes .

Tight Lines 

I’m a Winner 5 -10-25

 Just to let everyone know I’m not dead ha ha ha .Ive had a break from fishing and I will be back . I’ve just won a competition on Facebook from Moss Fisheries .

I won a Preston Feeder chair with All Accessories.

Till the next time , keep safe .

Unusual Pictures 20-12-24

This car appeared after the water had dropped when we was pike fishing .

Once the water went to summer levels the car was on full show .

I caught a Garden chair .

This was a tricky one , my arm dropped and I struck , was like reeling a monster in .

Tight lines 

Fir Tree Fishery 8-9-24

 So back here again ,this time we fish the opposite side .I drew peg 17 and was really confident with my draw .

I was casting under that bush for the first hour and had nothing to show for it .id been feeding 2 margin spots with corn but every time I tried , not a touch . The water was a muddy colour and the rain was coming down from all in .I had another rig set up at 8m.Tried corn and no bites . I went on the tip again and had my first bite at 12 .

More dead fish spotted again seems to be a problem here .

I went back on my 8 m line and had a barbel followed by losing a decent carp .I had one more carp on the pole and for the last 30 minutes I rotated between the tip and margins . I managed to lose a carp on the tip then caught another .The rain continued till the end of the match .

1 52-8

2 34-9

Me 7 -17 

At least I won my section .

Till the next time .

Fir Tree Fishery 18-8-24

 Fishing with crescent anglers today on a match .Upon arrival I noticed the colour of the water and the smell, obvious the warm weather had affected the water due to a green cast on the water or lack of using the aerator.Quite a few dead fish in the water and on the bank .

Not a nice thing to see .Id drew peg 10 , weather was warm no breeze .i set up 3 rigs , one for margins , one two plus two and a 3 plus 2 .Also I had a bomb rod to go across to the island .

I started of on the 3 plus 2 rig on pellet and within 10 minutes I had my first carp.Then nothing , I thought it’s gonna be one of those days .i was feeding corn in my 2 margin spots . I started rotating my pole positions but couldn’t buy a bite .I decided to try out a margin spot and saw a nice carp drifting along the margins , I lowered my rig right in front of me and bang carp on .I started then on bomb and pellet and that wasn’t working either .so come 12 I’ve 2 carp in the net .I carried on for the next 2 hours rotating swims to get something goin but whatever I tried wasn’t working.I decided to go back on bomb and pellet and it worked .catching wasn’t fast but a waiting game each cast worked .i stayed on this till the last 30 minutes and went down the edge , nothing .Went back on bomb & pellet for last 10 mins hoping for another fish . All out .

1st mark 66lb 1 

2 Daz 56 lb 8

3 Me 46 lb 13 

They only pay first & second . But I won my section .I lost four carp so I could have been in contention.

My first Stillwater Barbel .

Till I’m out again , tight lines .

Bradshaw hall Fishery 14/7/24

 So i was invited for a match with crescent anglers .we had 20 pegs on Lake 4.After seeing the results of the last few weeks i was excited .Plan was bomb & pellet and fishing up in the water on the pole .For the first hoir i started on the bomb rotating 8mm pellet, wafter and meat and all i had to show for the first hour was a F1 and a skimmer .

The next few hours saw me catch 5 more carp fishing shallow .Has to be my most dissapointing day on this lake .I couldnt have tried any harder .If drew peg 27 on the wall and was expecting a-lot more tbh.

1 Alan 124 lb

2 Gavin 44 lb 2

3 Darren 30 lb 7

I had 10 lb 7. .

Till the next time , need to get to the river .