I’m working from home today, so that gives me more flexibility. When I went to bed last night, my angling … More

One of the benefits of fishing alone is that you have complete flexibility to go when you want and fish … More

I didn’t do any angling in the Faroe Islands but, as I often say, I’m passionate not obsessed. Therefore, I … More

If you follow my angling adventures on a fairly regular basis, then you’ll know I’ve been enjoying fishing small brooks … More

In terms of popularity, fishing for three-spined sticklebacks is not exactly going to get you lots of clicks, views or … More

This blog entry is predominantly video-led and you can watch how the session went below. The tackle I fished with … More

Today is match day for The New Saints FC in the UEFA Europa League. Although it will be a very … More

With a busy day ahead, I managed a brief session on the Montgomery Canal this morning, before heading to Park … More

It’s been a while since I fished for the mini-species, I thought to myself. Therefore, with the stickleback bug biting, … More

It’s another video-led blog entry this time and you can watch that below. The tackle I fished with was as … More

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

With a busy few hours ahead, courtesy of the first qualifying round draw in the UEFA Europa League, I was … More

I’m off to Cardiff for my first football game of the 2020/2021 season later, but before then, I was up … More

I’ve had a very enjoyable short visit to a brook today, in pursuit of three-spined sticklebacks. You can follow the … More

Leaving work in the afternoon, I dropped off on the Montgomery Canal for a short session. I had just basic … More

Straight after work, instead of going east on the A5, I set off along the A483 into Montgomeryshire. It was … More

If you follow my angling adventures on a regular basis then you’ll know that I often fish a canal on … More

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

I’m certainly enjoying the combination of brook and stickleback at the moment, as even a casual glance at the blog … More

You can follow my latest session via the video below. It’s also an extended one, as well, ten minutes in … More

I fancied doing some small brook fishing today and, with sticklebacks on my mind, I targeted a waterway that I … More

I do enjoy brook fishing and in this blog entry I visit a tiny waterway for the first time. Not … More

The video below covers the session, which was on a tiny, shallow brook. I caught five three-spined sticklebacks, and it’s … More

I enjoyed my recent stickleback sessions very much and it was good to be back in pursuit of the species. … More

Although the session on the middle Severn in the last blog entry didn’t go anywhere near to plan, nevertheless I … More

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

Not just the mini-species themselves, but I’ve always had a soft spot for small fish in general, ever since I … More

I was last at work physically on March 23, which means that in terms of touching individual months, now that … More

I enjoyed myself so much stickleback fishing recently, that I returned to the venue for another session after the species. … More

Across both fresh and salt water, we have three species of stickleback in the UK. Defined by the number of … More

Forever making the most of every opportunity to get some angling in, this time round I made a quick visit … More

Although I was in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar for football, I still took my telescopic rod with a … More

The day before a UEFA Champions League game is always busy but I was determined to get some fishing in, … More

Although I was there for football, nevertheless, as always, there are windows of opportunity to do other things. After all, … More

If you read my blogs regularly, certainly the angling ones, then you will be aware that in order to get … More

The Montgomery Canal again features heavily in a blog entry, as once more I got a number of sessions in … More

Just because you have a busy life it doesn’t mean to say that you can’t fish a lot. Do what … More

Just because time is tight it doesn’t mean to say that you can’t fish. You have to manage your time … More

Some canals are busier than others as far as boat traffic is concerned. I did an internet search but couldn’t … More

What I like about this time of the year is that you can get sessions in long after the working … More

With three flying visits to local waters, it’s back to normal following my holiday sea fishing adventures. In all honesty, … More

With just a brief window of opportunity as far as today is concerned, I dusted off the Poachers Pocket rod … More

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, especially during the colder months of the year, is crucial to being successful. The big mistake that … More

What a week or so that was weather-wise, depending on where you live in the country, of course. Some places … More

As has been the case for a number of weeks now, this week’s blog entry leads with a song headline. … More

This week’s song title headline is from the Rolling Stones’ 1969 album, Let It Bleed. Wouldn’t it be nice if … More

With the coldest week of the winter so far, whether getting out at the water’s edge or other stuff, I … More

I do a lot of travelling, most of it football-related. In the last week or so I’ve been to games … More

I’m 56 in April and especially as the years have passed, I’ve become more aware just how short life really … More

The headline this week is the Billy Paul classic, Only The Strong Survive. Not only is it a great song … More

Last weekend I was off on my football-related travels. This time it was to the north-east of England as The … More

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 As this is the last blog entry of 2017, I’ve chosen the George Harrison track as … More

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! There is a saying that some people change like the weather … More

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  It’s a saying I’ve used quite a lot in recent blog entries, so it’s only fitting that … More

Travellin’ Light This week’s blog entry, certainly from an angling perspective, is all about easy fishing. With the telescopic set-up … More

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 We often refer to fishing on a tight financial budget and many anglers can … More

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  I had a very enjoyable session on the local canal with worm on a size 10 hook over maggots. … More

Hello and welcome to my blog site. This is the 735th consecutive Saturday that I’ve published an entry, although it’s … More

Although I’ve published a blog entry every single Saturday since July 2003, the format has changed over time, especially once … More

Although I hadn’t been barbel fishing yet in 2017, with the river season fast running out I had the urge … More

There’s another YouTube angling video with this blog and that forms the bulk of the fishing content. I’ve again been … More

Welcome to my blog entry, this is the 700th consecutive Saturday that I’ve published one. It began in July 2003 … More