North East Piker

As usual a hectic weekend left me with little time to fish, I was planning a tench session on a tricky water but after a quick recce of a lo...

The tench campaign started on Sunday morning, a short session on a water that is still relatively new to me having only visited it twice pre...

During the last few seasons I have set myself a number of targets, nothing spectacular or too unrealistic, really just a way of focusing my ...

During the warmer months a few of my tench waters are often choked with weed, leaving very few fishable areas. Occasionally a rake is availa...

Well the 'final push' didn't really materialise, the session planned for Thursday morning didn't happen as the river rose 6f...

As the final week of the season approaches most river anglers are planning their final sessions of the season. I'm no different, a busy ...

Working 60 hours plus weeks and a busier than usual family life has left very little time for fishing recently. The odd occasion That I have...

Flicking through my notes and looking at previous entries on my blog has revealed a much better year than I initially thought when I started...

Two outings since my last update, the first of which was on one of my local rivers, targeting the barbel. A definite blank, despite trying 8...

Since my last post I've had one still water pike session. I had intended to have a 3 rod full day session, however as I'm currently ...