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Stickleback Fishing On A Tiny Brook – Effects Of Heavy Rain On Angling Venues
One of the benefits of fishing alone is that you have complete flexibility to go when you want and fish … More
After A Faroese Fishing-Fast, It’s Good To Be Back On The Bank
I didn’t do any angling in the Faroe Islands but, as I often say, I’m passionate not obsessed. Therefore, I … More
Catching Three-Spined Sticklebacks By Design
If you follow my angling adventures on a fairly regular basis, then you’ll know I’ve been enjoying fishing small brooks … More
I’m Enjoying My Brook Fishing For Sticklebacks Very Much Indeed
In terms of popularity, fishing for three-spined sticklebacks is not exactly going to get you lots of clicks, views or … More
I Enjoy Fishing For The Mini-Species – Saturday Stickleback Stalking
This blog entry is predominantly video-led and you can watch how the session went below. The tackle I fished with … More
A Busy Work Week But Always Time For Fishing
Today is match day for The New Saints FC in the UEFA Europa League. Although it will be a very … More
MD-1 In The UEFA Europa League – Just A Quick Roach Session On The Way To Work
With a busy day ahead, I managed a brief session on the Montgomery Canal this morning, before heading to Park … More
Sticklebacks By Design And Thoughts On Floods Changing The Nature Of Waterways
It’s been a while since I fished for the mini-species, I thought to myself. Therefore, with the stickleback bug biting, … More
Canal Fishing On The Way To Work – How To Get More Angling Sessions In
It’s another video-led blog entry this time and you can watch that below. The tackle I fished with was as … More
While Brook Fishing, Sharing Some Thoughts And Tips On Blogging
Now that the 2020/2021 football season is beginning to stir into action, I’ve got another behind-closed-doors friendly this afternoon. Let’s … More
Ahead Of The UEFA Europa League Draw, Brook Fishing For Sticklebacks
With a busy few hours ahead, courtesy of the first qualifying round draw in the UEFA Europa League, I was … More
A Day In The Capital, But First, Some Stickleback Fishing On A Tiny Brook
I’m off to Cardiff for my first football game of the 2020/2021 season later, but before then, I was up … More
Brook Fishing For Sticklebacks And Thoughts On Blogging
I’ve had a very enjoyable short visit to a brook today, in pursuit of three-spined sticklebacks. You can follow the … More
Canal Roach Fishing On The Way Back From Work
Leaving work in the afternoon, I dropped off on the Montgomery Canal for a short session. I had just basic … More
Croeso i Gymru – Fishing The Upper Severn With A Mini-Rod And Reel
Straight after work, instead of going east on the A5, I set off along the A483 into Montgomeryshire. It was … More
First Day Back At Work Since March 23 And Picking Up Piscatorially Where I Left Off
If you follow my angling adventures on a regular basis then you’ll know that I often fish a canal on … More
Making The Most Of The Season With A Traditional Summer Species
I’m always looking to make the most of every opportunity and, when it’s possible, I will do a two-for-the-price-of-one session. … More
More Three-Spined Stickleback Fishing On A Tiny Brook – Thoughts On The Importance Of Watercraft
I’m certainly enjoying the combination of brook and stickleback at the moment, as even a casual glance at the blog … More
A Great Brook Session After Sticklebacks And A Nice Surprise Visitor In The Swim
You can follow my latest session via the video below. It’s also an extended one, as well, ten minutes in … More
Super Stickleback Saturday – A Monster Fish From A Wild, Overgrown Brook
I fancied doing some small brook fishing today and, with sticklebacks on my mind, I targeted a waterway that I … More
Fishing An Extremely Shallow, Wild And Overgrown Brook For The First Time – Just To See A Fish Was Going To Be An Achievement, Never Mind Catch One
I do enjoy brook fishing and in this blog entry I visit a tiny waterway for the first time. Not … More
Wild And Overgrown But Definitely My Kind Of Angling
The video below covers the session, which was on a tiny, shallow brook. I caught five three-spined sticklebacks, and it’s … More
Back On The Trail Of The Three-Spined Stickleback
I enjoyed my recent stickleback sessions very much and it was good to be back in pursuit of the species. … More
Four Species Of Fish On The Mini-Rod And Reel, Including A First Ever For Hampton Loade
Although the session on the middle Severn in the last blog entry didn’t go anywhere near to plan, nevertheless I … More
The Mini-Rod And Reel Puts In Another Appearance – This Time It’s Rudd On The Menu
I’ve been fishing with my mini-rod and reel set-up for some time now. It’s been particularly useful when I’ve been … More
Bleak, Chub And Minnows On The Severn With Mini-Rod And Reel – Memories Of Small Fish And The Mini-Species
Not just the mini-species themselves, but I’ve always had a soft spot for small fish in general, ever since I … More
Loving The Furlough Life – Stalking Sticklebacks Again
I was last at work physically on March 23, which means that in terms of touching individual months, now that … More
In Half A Century Of Angling This Has Never Happened Before, It’s Now Occurred Twice In One Session – Back On The Trail Of The Three-Spined Stickleback
I enjoyed myself so much stickleback fishing recently, that I returned to the venue for another session after the species. … More
Speed-Fishing For Sticklebacks – Targeting The Species By Design
Across both fresh and salt water, we have three species of stickleback in the UK. Defined by the number of … More
Squeezing Another Session In (989)
Forever making the most of every opportunity to get some angling in, this time round I made a quick visit … More
Black Wheatear And Yellow-Legged Gull (897)
Although I was in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar for football, I still took my telescopic rod with a … More
Fish, Football, Fish (876)
The day before a UEFA Champions League game is always busy but I was determined to get some fishing in, … More
Fishing And Birding In Macedonia (871)
Although I was there for football, nevertheless, as always, there are windows of opportunity to do other things. After all, … More
Another Arrow In The Angling Quiver (855)
If you read my blogs regularly, certainly the angling ones, then you will be aware that in order to get … More
Short And Sweet Canal Fishing Sessions (851)
The Montgomery Canal again features heavily in a blog entry, as once more I got a number of sessions in … More
Fish Your Way To Work – And Back Again (847)
Just because you have a busy life it doesn’t mean to say that you can’t fish a lot. Do what … More
Fishing On A Tight Time Budget (840)
Just because time is tight it doesn’t mean to say that you can’t fish. You have to manage your time … More
Perch, Roach And Ruffe On The Staffs/Worcs Canal (836)
Some canals are busier than others as far as boat traffic is concerned. I did an internet search but couldn’t … More
Gudgeon And Carp From A Black Country Canal (831)
What I like about this time of the year is that you can get sessions in long after the working … More
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad With Bream And Perch From The Canal (827)
With three flying visits to local waters, it’s back to normal following my holiday sea fishing adventures. In all honesty, … More
Gudgeon And Perch From The Staffs/Worcs Canal (798)
With just a brief window of opportunity as far as today is concerned, I dusted off the Poachers Pocket rod … More
Mixed Bag On The Staffs/Worcs Canal (776)
One of the things about fishing a lot is that you need local waters. Unless you’re in a position where … More
Understanding Water Temperature And Canal Perch Fishing (768)
Understanding water temperature, especially during the colder months of the year, is crucial to being successful. The big mistake that … More
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Go Chub Fishing (765)
What a week or so that was weather-wise, depending on where you live in the country, of course. Some places … More
Reflections Of My Life – Blog Entry 764
As has been the case for a number of weeks now, this week’s blog entry leads with a song headline. … More
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Blog Entry 763
This week’s song title headline is from the Rolling Stones’ 1969 album, Let It Bleed. Wouldn’t it be nice if … More
Always On My Mind – Blog Entry 762
For some years now I’ve used the tagline ‘Passionate About Much, Obsessed About Nothing’ on my social media posts. If … More
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going – Blog Entry 761
With the coldest week of the winter so far, whether getting out at the water’s edge or other stuff, I … More
Here, There And Everywhere – Blog Entry 760
I do a lot of travelling, most of it football-related. In the last week or so I’ve been to games … More
Got A Lot O’ Livin’ To Do – Blog Entry 759
I’m 56 in April and especially as the years have passed, I’ve become more aware just how short life really … More
Only The Strong Survive – Blog Entry 758
The headline this week is the Billy Paul classic, Only The Strong Survive. Not only is it a great song … More
My Girl – Blog Entry 757
Last weekend I was off on my football-related travels. This time it was to the north-east of England as The … More
Positivity – Blog Entry 756
Positivity Welcome to my first blog entry of 2018, which means I’ve touched sixteen years as a blogger. When I … More
Ding Dong, Ding Dong – Blog Entry 755
Ding Dong, Ding Dong As this is the last blog entry of 2017, I’ve chosen the George Harrison track as … More
What Christmas Means To Me – Blog Entry 754
What Christmas Means To Me As we begin the countdown to the end of one year and the birth of … More
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Blog Entry 753
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! There is a saying that some people change like the weather … More
Drive My Car – Blog Entry 752
Drive My Car I’ve never been one for cars, even when I passed my test at seventeen my main consideration … More
Time Is Tight – Blog Entry 751
Time Is Tight It’s a saying I’ve used quite a lot in recent blog entries, so it’s only fitting that … More
Travellin’ Light – Blog Entry 750
Travellin’ Light This week’s blog entry, certainly from an angling perspective, is all about easy fishing. With the telescopic set-up … More
Roach On A Brook, Don’t Be Spoon-Fed – Blog Entry 742
My main session this week, albeit a very short one on a brook, was in pursuit of roach. I also … More
Fishing On A Tight Time Budget, GroundHopping – Blog Entry 741
Fishing On A Tight Time Budget We often refer to fishing on a tight financial budget and many anglers can … More
Fishing In England, Football In Scotland And Wales – Blog entry 739
This week it’s mostly back to the Poachers Pocket set-up. Basically it’s a telescopic mini-rod and reel that has revolutionised … More
Fishing On The Canal And The Upper Severn, Daily Diary – Blog entry 737
Fishing I had a very enjoyable session on the local canal with worm on a size 10 hook over maggots. … More
Brown Trout, Grayling, Minnow, Perch, My first Eisteddfod – Blog entry 735
Hello and welcome to my blog site. This is the 735th consecutive Saturday that I’ve published an entry, although it’s … More
Canal Fishing, Birds, The New Saints FC – Blog entry 720
Although I’ve published a blog entry every single Saturday since July 2003, the format has changed over time, especially once … More
BARBEL ON THE RIVER SEVERN, CHURCH AND FOOTBALL (Blog entry 714)
Although I hadn’t been barbel fishing yet in 2017, with the river season fast running out I had the urge … More
ROACH, GUDGEON, IRN-BRU FACTORY, HAMPDEN PARK (Blog entry 710)
There’s another YouTube angling video with this blog and that forms the bulk of the fishing content. I’ve again been … More
ROACH/PERCH/BULLHEAD/STICKLEBACK, TIPTON FAMILY CHURCH, POINT FM ANGLING SLOT, GRANDDAUGHTER COUNTING IN WELSH, (Blog entry 700)
Welcome to my blog entry, this is the 700th consecutive Saturday that I’ve published one. It began in July 2003 … More
CANAL FISHING, ROACH BROOK FISHING, BRITISH NATURE (Blog entry 691)
As a fan of British nature, I’ve added a new section to the menu at the head of the website … More