Big River

Good to see the Wensum with some water in this morning, burst it's banks in a few places and in the fields. We badly need some more rain in the next few weeks

I hope the Severn has a bit of water in for the last few days of the season, that and some mild weather should see some good fishing to close the season, I hope so, it would be good to see Dutch friends Rinko and Cees get some good English barbel in the next few days.

5 Minutes Of Mahseer Magic

I have been busy since arriving home from India but couldn't resist making a video of the fishing, please have a look and let me know what you think

Just Home and Still Buzzing

Arrived home late last night and my head is still buzzing from our trip to India, the Mahseer of Southern India's River Cauvery are for me the ultimate challenge and experience, no other fish and no other place fire my imagination and set my pulse racing like the Cauvery.

T joined me on the trip and not only did she take some amazing pictures but she also caught over 100 Mahseer herself using barbel gear she landed fish up to 25lb so well done to her.

I set myself a target of a 50 this year, best before the trip was 35lb, did I beat it you bet I did I smashed it with the best Cauvery fish of this mahseer season at an amazing 83lb

More words and pictures to follow but we must unpack and wash away the smog and dust of Bangalore.

Thanks T for a great trip some stunning images and most of all for being there when I caught the fish of a life time

More Proof

Another Picture and more proof that otters are very quickly destroying fisheries up and down the country

Here Some good carp from a midland still water, image from Dave Harrell, typical otter damage 6 fish destroyed and only guts and eyes eaten.

We must act now before its too late, however I fear it might be already too late for many places

Bread Head

Great article in the latest edition of Total Coarse Fishing, on the Wensum with a loaf of bread.

Fishing liquidised bread in a feeder and punch on the hook it was good to go back to basics and the results speak for themselves.

PLEASE SIGN THESE

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26208

To control the spread of the OTTER

The OTTER is quickly spreading across the country and as they travel, they are killing coarse fish. many of these are large carp costing thousands of pounds, that many anglers look forward to having the chance to catch. Many fisheries are suffering huge losses due to the Otter. After killing the fish,they eat the area around the organs then leave the rest of the fish. Then move on to the next fish.Anglers pay yearly to be allowed to fish to the E.A. as well as putting a lot of money into the economy. We want the Government to address this problem and allow fisheries to cull Otters


http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/26544

Stop Illegal Fish Thefts!

Responsible department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

I'm asking for your support to get DEFRA to take greater action to prevent the Illegal theft of fish from waters, particularly but not confined to the Fenland/East Anglia regions. For some time now organised gangs have used all manner of illegal methods to target native fish stocks, including the use of set lines, trawl nets and other such illegal boating activities. The ecological balance of many fenland waters have already been critically damaged, this is also having a financial effect on those whose livelyhoods depends on the tourist & sport fishing trades. The laws to prevent such actions are already in place, they just need stronger policing & heavier penalties on conviction. Please support this petition, before our waters are ruined forever. Thank You.

Tinca Tinca

Question: Set a challenge of doing a magazine feature in January for an April edition how do you make it convincing?

Answer: Catch fish you would normally catch in Spring

Solution: Fish Chopped worm and castor in a feeder with a nice juicy worm on the hook

Outcome:A nice bag of skimmer bream, roach and perch with a cracking tench to complete the bag

Venue: Shallowbrook Lakes, Costessey, Norwich

Magazine: Total Coarse Fishing

Happy New Year

Firstly a big apology for not posting much in the last few weeks, with so much on my plate its been the last thing on my mind.

OK so lets put that right, firstly a very happy and prosperous new year to each and everyone who reads my blog.

Had a few fishing sessions so far in the new year, managed a few perch and skimmers last week at a local lake just a few hundreds yard from our front door, then today its been great to be out with Ginger Tommy and Lady T. We decided a spot of piking was in order so just like the good old days we met at first light, my brief was the tackle and bait and Tom sorted the bacon and sausage baps, Lady T sorted out what ever ladies sort out!!!! and Ginger was the gillie for the day.

First blood went to lady T

Pike fishing made easy for us with the Korum Snapper Range, simply open the packet tie a knot and you are ready to fish, we used a mixture of live and deadbaits with more runs coming to the lives but better fish to the deads.

Tom is a bit unsure as pike have big teeth so was thankful our gillie was on hand to take the hooks out, especially when this superb fish well into double figures picked up his bait.

We packed in just before dark after over 30 runs and 26 pike landed and had a cracking day.

Doing a magazine feature tomorrow, hopefully a good session on the chop worm