Month: October 2024
Ash Ponds – 20th October 2024
After the weather had been lovely the previous day, we were in for an all together different prospect today with heavy rain and 60mph winds forecast – great! We were at Ash Ponds for the culmination of Stoke AA’s various leagues, it’s normally big weights of carp which isn’t my cup of tea but as I was leading the Silvers Bowl, I …
Summerhayes – Open – 13th October 2024
My Sunday got off to a rubbish start when I somehow managed to ignore two alarms and woke up at 7:30 when I should have been eating my lovely breakfast at the bowling club at 7:00!!! After phoning Nick and apologising to Charlotte, I then phoned Pete and asked him to draw a peg for me if I wasn’t there in time. …
Acorn Fishery – Open – 12th October 2024
For my first match back, it was a trip up the M5 to the brilliant Acorn Fishery for another of Chris Fox’s opens. Nick and me drew 25 and 24 either side of the concrete bridge which can be good for silvers. I set up two Preston Innovations F1 Maggots to fish 11.5 metres straight out, to the right down the middle and …
Jurassic Mountain, Thailand – Sep/Oct 2024
I absolutely loved my first visit to Jurassic Mountain last year and was looking forward to my return this holiday. After loads of travelling it’s always a very welcome sight when you finally arrive at your destination and see the sign to the resort. The air conditioned reception area is heaven while you wait to sign in etc. I had a kip …
Summerhayes – Open – 22nd September 2024
The following day it was off to Summerhayes for the open on Sellicks with 17 anglers booked in. When draw time arrived I was hoping for a peg between 16-22 and wasn’t too far off when I pulled out 24. For company I had Adie on my right while poor old Dan T on 25 was rather hemmed in without much water …
Dorset Stour – Air Ambulance Open – 21st September 2024
Although I’ve only fished this match three times, it’s one I really look forward to as not only is it a sizeable match, it’s raises a lot of money for the Dorset Air Ambulance, a fantastic cause. Ilminster and Stoke were well represented as along with Nick P and Parker ‘The Pole’ who have fished it the last couple of years, Dave …