Category: Fishing Tales

5th January 2017

Milton Pools Oxford Roach Fest

Milton Pools Oxford Roach Fest No I don’t mean there was a creepy crawly roach infestation but a pleasant rush of Roach, the fishy kind, leading to this 8 – 10oz beauty. We, Walter and I, got to the fishery around 8am and after dipping our nets and paying, we headed to Lens Lake pluming for the front section. The...

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22nd December 2016

A bad workman blames his tools …

A bad workman blames his tools but has to have the right tools in the first place. And this is where my new Shakespeare Mach3 XT Lite Match /Float rod earns its place in my collection. This first day review continues on from this post  which you might want to read first. A fishing rod is a fishing rod right…....

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21st December 2016

Added the Shakespeare Mach3 xt Lite Match to stop bumping fish !!!

Shakespeare Mach3 xt Lite Match I have added a Shakespeare Mach3 xt Lite Match 13ft rod to my armour which will hopefully combat the bumping issue i have been having discussed in a previous post. www.fishermanscabin.co.uk 795 Field End Road, Eastcote, Middx. HA4 0QL. Tel – 020 8248 8100 / 020 8422 9546 My friends at Fisherman’s Cabin , helped...

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20th December 2016

Fishing – Catching or Bumping ?

Fishing – Catching or Bumping ? what do I mean ? Yesterday, 20th December 2016, I had the pleasure of my first visit to Milton Pools fishery Oxford which ended up being a lesson in Catching or Bumping. Cold, 6 degrees all day, had me worried for yet another hard day of fishing, but no, the fish were up for...

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8th December 2016

Cast thy Waggler

is what I did on last Wednesdays fishing match, cold weather kept the fish from my peg again, but spent 5 happy hours casting the new Weighted Waggler This design is simple with traditional tones where the main body is reed with hand painted sight tip in tri bands. The weight is turned around a length of cane and inserted...

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5th December 2016

Wagglers worked well

even if the fish did not want to play ball during yesterdays club match, 04-12-2 16 I started with the new 3bb Straight Waggler who’s tip was easy to spot in the bright sunshine reflected on the icy lake and in the shadier ares during the day. Likewise the 2aaa Weighted Waggler did the same. No fish even nibbled my...

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4th December 2016

Lesson for today

is… if the lake is frozen over, go home and stay happy. Twice this last week i have fished club matches on our lake which was frozen and twice I /we all blanked. So my short lesson for today and always is, if the lake is frozen go home 🙂 So there you go, a quick simple post which will...

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