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Catch Report: 20 April 2014

Still Water Reports Block Fen Some good catches of carp on the A pit with several fish to 15lbs to individual anglers. Some different tactics have been used with the usual boillie rigs accounting for fish but also float fished worm rigs close to [...]

By |April 22nd, 2014|Catch Reports|0 Comments

Summer Bream fishing on the Lark

With 16th June fast approaching George and I can’t wait to get down on the River Lark at Prickwillow and get into some great bream and tench action. The countdown has started, but first we have to clear two swims on this wonderful river; [...]

By |April 14th, 2014|Tactics, Techniques and Tips|0 Comments

A Season on the Lodes

Alan Robertson discusses his early attempts at catching pike on the fly I’ve been playing around with fly fishing for pike for the last few seasons, occasionally taking a fly rod and some flies along with me while fishing for pike with dead-baits, [...]

By |April 14th, 2014|Tactics, Techniques and Tips|0 Comments

Dawn Raiders - What a Smell

My friend Ian Darler always likes a challenge, so when I telephoned him to say we had to do a fish rescue he was up for it. Ian likes a moan and always goes on about how busy he is and not to upset his partner; [...]

By |April 12th, 2014|Stories|0 Comments

Dawn Raiders - Jimmy came home

In my youth I grew up appreciating all things to do with nature, and so I was an avid watcher of wildlife programmes. There are many such programmes to be viewed on television but when there were only three TV channels, wildlife programmes were a rarity, [...]

By |April 12th, 2014|Stories|0 Comments

Dawn Raiders - The Hundred Foot River: A Bit of an Affair

The 100 Foot at Sutton The Hundred Foot River was cut into the Fens many years ago to take floodwater from the Middle Ouse area and to drain the Fen; it was a huge feet of engineering. A Dutch bloke thought it up and was [...]

By |April 12th, 2014|Stories|0 Comments

Dawn Raiders - Lacy

I didn't have the pleasure of going fishing with Lacy, which is quite strange because we were so regularly in touch. Our times spent together would be on administrative things or looking at projects, such as walking around new or potential fisheries. The only time spent [...]

By |April 12th, 2014|Stories|0 Comments

Dawn Raiders - They Seek Him Here, There Everywhere

This story is not so much about an angling exploit, but a true tale from the banks of the Cam. My friend Percy would talk to anybody. He would stick up his hand to people in the street and shout out in his gravely voice "Hello [...]

By |April 12th, 2014|Stories|0 Comments

Dawn Raiders - Choppers Darler

Ian with a nice Rudd from Milton So Ian and I are planning some dawn raids. I am looking forward to these new adventures and I am certain there will be new stories to tell. The idea is that we will be up at [...]

By |April 12th, 2014|Stories|0 Comments

A Fenland Story - Ruddy Marvellous

Having made over sixty wildlife films for all the world’s major broadcasters, I have been privileged to travel to many wonderful places around our planet, though one of my all time favourite spots is still the Fenlands of Eastern England. A big sky over Burwell Lode [...]

By |April 12th, 2014|Stories|0 Comments