These 2 festivals were a real mixture of results for me, spring had still to arrive in this part of Cornwall and everything was a least a month behind, the fish were still in winter mode, some pegs were full of fish and some pegs hardly had any for both weeks. Normally at Whiteacres the weather is warmer than anywhere...

What a difference to last years Baitec Festival, last year we had 20 plus degrees and glorious sunshine, this was the complete opposite, frosts, easterly winds and torrential rain. This years event was a week earlier than the previous year, but with March being one of the coldest on record, everyone shivered and got wet, at least we didn't  get...

On Thursday, Gary Pook and I went to Molands Pool for a practice, we went with the idea of trying out a few different ground bait mixes and fishing the waggler. When I woke up in the morning the thermometer on the van said minus 4 and it wasn't until I was half way up the M5, I thought its...

Last Saturdays match on the 'Bazzy' was the best I have ever fished, the spring like weather really encouraged the fish to feed, little did we know what was instore for the Sunday. The air temperature was about 8 degrees and hardly any wind, it was a real pleasure to be out on the bank, after the last month of...

Last nights match there was signs of the smaller fish feeding and the general fishing getting better, as the weather slowly warms up, lets hope the cold weather forecast for next week doesn't happen. Last weeks match, only bream fed, but this week the mild breeze and clear water meant more fish were beginning to feed, could this be the...

Wednesday, was my last practice match before the event, we had a few things sorted on the pole and didn't want to let anyone see, so nobody in the team set a pole up for this match. Its called a practice match but everyone was just trying to win it individually. I drew 105 on Syndicate, caught a few carp...

The fishing lately has been rock hard, there are no roach, dace or other small fish feeding, the regulars who have been fishing the docks for 20 odd years have never seen it like this. The only fish that have been feeding for the past month are bream, and yet conditions looked perfect.Making the best of the situation was Pete...

Sunday was the last weekend practice match before the big day, it was also one of the coldest days I have ever fished, a biting North Easterly made it a real struggle to keep your concentration and catch something.Gold has been very patchy with the recent cold weather and today was no exception, I hope it warms up before Saturday.I...

Theres only one person to beat at the moment, thats Rob Garland, he's just won this third match on the trot. The water has finally cleared up after all the snow and rain, conditions looked perfect despite the cold. The Welsh Back and Mud Dock stretch was used for this weeks match.Rob Garland caught 2 bream on the feeder with...

The last round of this International rules league was fished on Saturday at Woodlands View and my Dorking team were winning the league by just one point from one of the Starlets team, so I decided to go and have a practice the Wednesday before.Des and I went and fished High Pool on the road bank, to cut a long...