Click images above to enlarge In last week’s Angling Journal entry I wrote about what has been the slowest … More

Business as usual on the gravel pit I was really looking forward to getting back on the gravel pit, and … More

Very often, people in the public eye have past quotes that they have made brought back to haunt them. One … More

I get regular e-mails concerning the rigs that I use and so in this article I want to begin with … More

Fishing is totally unpredictable, and actually I like it that way. Imagine knowing in advance what you will catch and … More

I don’t normally fish on Sundays. That is nothing to do with my Christian faith by the way, just that … More

It is a well-known fact that British people constantly talk about the weather. Even a casual encounter in the street … More

What a difference a few days make! There I was, on my last session, struggling for two whole nights in … More

Snow, sleet, overnight frosts, bitterly cold northerly winds and water temperatures looking good only for grayling fishing. That’s what confronted … More

Many outsiders think that we British are preoccupied with the weather. Well I must admit that some people, certainly when … More

Although it’s not always possible, I do prefer to arrive at my fishing destination with plenty of time to spare. … More

Following the capture of my big carp, as recorded in last week’s journal entry, I went home on a high. … More

It’s been good to get amongst the bream over the last few weeks, and so with them coming on the … More

A couple of articles ago when I wrote about rigs, I mentioned that I am always looking to see them … More

Now that the days are longer, it is inevitable that the temperature will also start to climb. After all, the … More

The last few springs have seen me bream fishing on a particular gravel pit. There is a regular trickle of … More

I’m currently enjoying my bream campaign very much, and even though it is tiring I have no intention of quitting … More

It was a really warm day as I drove on the well-worn route that took me to the venue I … More

The gravel pit that I am currently fishing is not an easy nut to crack. In fact that is the … More

One of the benefits of angling is that you get to have an insight into the natural world that you … More

Following on from the vandalism incident that I wrote about in last week’s article, it was comforting to know that … More

After a weeklong spell of SW wind warming the Midlands, suddenly the direction changed so that a strong northerly bore … More

After a great start to my bream campaign last week, it was with a high confidence level that I once … More

I have been itching to get started on my spring bream campaign, but the weather has really been against me. … More

Even at the height of summer (which it isn’t yet anyway!) the unpredictability of the English weather demands that the … More

If you have been following my bream campaign this spring, you will be aware that I have been fishing a … More

I’m really enjoying my bream campaign at the present, not least of all because I am actually catching something! And … More

I have a couple of good friends who are really intrigued by my angling adventures, certainly when I fish all … More

As we move slowly but surely into early summer, one thing that is very noticeable is that the days are … More

Although I have been preoccupied with carp over the last few weeks, nevertheless I hadn’t forgotten that I am still … More

Above seasonal temperatures and SW wind bringing rain – perfect for barbel fishing. The only problem is that the river … More