I don't like Mondays
You should ha' bin here yesty - one bloke had 20-odd, says the Chipper Bailiff. I know this is probably true, as I also filled my boots with jacks last time I fished the current 'going' water. After...
View ArticleAfter the storm
You can see how close the storm came to breaching the sea banks if you make the long walk from the King's Lynn AA lakes to the bird hides at Snettisham. Bathed in the low sun's morning light, you...
View ArticleTalk about lucky
What a glorious afternoon, I tell myself umpteen times as I head through the Fens to the place where even I can catch fish at the moment. I can't wait to get the rods out of the car, do the cowpat...
View ArticleWater under the bridge
Plenty of water's gone under the bridge since I last went fishing - literally. The low, clear drains and rivers have turned torrent after all the recent rain. I didn't fancy my chances watching the...
View ArticleFishing through the pain barrier
There's another reason I haven't been out much lately. Pain as in sciatica, as in it hurts to drive, walk, bend down, cough or even fart. I didn't feel too bad last night as I checked over the bait...
View ArticleBack out soon
Getting my appetite for fishing back now I seem to be on the mend. In response to a few comments from people I've lost touch with over the years, I've now added a contact form.Andy, where've you...
View ArticleStrong stream advice
There's a new red flag flapping in the breeze as I pull over to check out the big drain, to see if it's fishable. Strong Stream Advice Issued, it says. There's a maelstrom boiling under the bridge,...
View ArticlePeachy perch sings winter's swan song
After catching a couple of jacks and losing what felt like a bit bigger one, I paused to take a lung-full of spring. Winter's well and truly on the retreat, as buzzards wheel over the woods behind the...
View ArticleWhat a grey day
I flirt with two drains, neither of which look in any danger of throwing a fish up, before I try a new bit on the river. New, as in you can now get to a bit of it you couldn't before the EA removed a...
View ArticleSeason's end and pastures new
One thing after another ate into my time, as the last week of the season arrived. I managed just one more trip, a few hours on some pits with Matt where we were sure we'd get a few.After several hours...
View ArticleAn interesting walk, for shore
Brent geese caw in flocks off-shore, as I hit the sand with furry chops. It's barely five minutes' walk from my house, but the beach is like another world as the tide ebbs and reveals its surreal...
View ArticleThey orter be about by now
Foam fizzes in the sand as the waves break around the rocks. Gulls scream overhead as I launch the lure and watch it fly out to sea. It feels a little strange to start with but I soon get into a...
View ArticleThe cruel sea
Jagged lumps of chalk and carr stone emerge as the tide retreats. The sea didn't fill me with confidence as I tabbed down the cliff path, an umber-coloured band of water stretching out into the lazy...
View ArticleBass 3, NFG 0
There's a westerly blowing up the bay and the sea's a seething cauldron around the rocky headland. Half an hour's enough to convince me this is a waste of time. The gale blows the braid into a huge bow...
View ArticleSummer time blues
I didn't hold out much hope today, with a middling high tide near noon. I was right on that score. There were half a dozen of us on the beach as the flat calm sea lapped lazily around the rocks and...
View ArticleBack with a bang
There's a swirl over the rocks and a grey fin scythes through the sea. They're here.I saw one five minutes after I got down to the beach, scrambling over the rocks until I hit the hotspot. There's a...
View ArticleShortage of Silverheads
I feel a twinge of guilt when Matt rocks up with Leanne. It's blowing a gale and worse still, the sea's full of weed. Three blokes were setting up as I got to the spot. They all sacked it after a few...
View ArticleSnap up some of these
I'd never quite found the right thing for attaching lures to my leaders until I stumbled on these Tronix snaps.They're just that bit stronger than some of the other clips I've used and much better than...
View ArticleNeaps
Today saw just a 6m tide on Mussel Bay, barely enough to cover the rocks on the foreshore at high water. There's worse to come, with heights dropping to 5.6m on Wednesday, before the sea starts to...
View ArticleSome walk
I'd forgotten just how long it takes to cover the couple of miles from the harbour along the floodbank, onto the boardwalk to the bird reserve, then along the tops of the dunes to the harbour mouth....
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