Summerhayes – Open – 9th March 2025
It was back on Longs Sunday which I was looking forward to and after a lovely brekkie at the bowling club (thanks Charlotte) we headed to Bridgwater. A decent turnout of 18 today and I was hoping for a peg …
Dillington Pond – Summer League 9 – 27th August 2017
After the last match where I drew peg 24 and never had a fish under the bush, I was hoping for a nice peg on the far side or the bottom bank this week. Another great Ilminster Bowling Club brekkie set me up for the day but before it was time to draw, Hurf announced that todays peg fees would be donated to …
Summerhayes – Open – 20th August 2017
It was back to Summerhayes this week for the first time since June and looking at the latest results on Sellicks, the carp have been getting their heads down and proving to be a real nuisance for the silvers anglers. I picked Janders up and we made good time, as we pulled into the car park, the first person I saw was the Tart …
Dillington Pond – Summer League 8 – 13th August 2017
After the last match where I did okay and actually managed a few fish on corn, I was a little more confident going into this one (which is bound to mean the kiss of death!). Before I get on to this weeks match, the club would like to say a massive thanks to Hurf, Jake, Rob, Frank and Max for doing some …
Perry St Pond – League 9 – 6th August 2017
The final match arrived and the low numbers would be my home for the day, after another excellent Millfield café brekkie we all headed out to Perry St to do the draw with the guys at Sadborow going first where the top three would battle it out for the title. Howard was on peg 1 with Shane on 5 and Exeter Mike …
Todber Manor – Open – 5th August 2017
After a really good week where I saw one of my all time favourite bands, Teenage Bottlerocket, in Bristol, I was looking forward to fishing Todber for the first time but then came down with a stinking cold on Thursday and wasn’t sure I’d feel well enough to go. When the Tart text me to say he was fishing, a day in my sick …
A Long Time?
A recent match really got me thinking about the time we spend on the bank at weekends, most of the matches I fish are six hours in length, that’s a long time right? Well I’m not so sure it is, if you’re bagging up, time flies by and by the same token if you are really trying your hardest to put a few …
Dillington Pond – Summer League 7 – 30th July 2017
I was back at Dillington for this weekends match and I have to admit that after getting it wrong in the two matches I’ve fished so far, I didn’t know what I was going to do today. Another cracking Ilminster Bowling Club breakfast set me up for the day and great value at a fiver. Rob announced the draw and after delving …
Paul Jessop Interview
In yet another first for the blog, my latest interview is with angling inventor, Paul Jessop, Hi Paul, firstly could you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hi Jamie, I’m just a typical working family man with a wife, two kids and a couple of dogs to support. I have been fortunate enough to work in the chemical industry all my life and …
Perry St Pond – League 8 – 23rd July 2017
I was on the high numbers at Perry St for the penultimate league match but with lots of rain over the last few days and the temperature down a few notches, I wasn’t sure my usual shallow approach would work today but just in case I actually gave my favourite dibber some tender loving care and made up a new rig. Another brilliant Millfield breakfast set …
Sadborow – League 7 – 16th July 2017
The section draw put us back at Sadborow for this match which meant I’d be a Perry St for the last two and after the last league match where I had a cracking days fishing, I was hoping for another open water peg. After another lovely Millfield Café breakfast we headed out the pond to do the draw, we were one short …