Ever since Stu splashed out on some pike fly-fishing gear he’s been desperate to go use it. To be fair, I was itching for some pike fly fishing action as well so when he suggested a return to Walton…
A day chalkstream dry fly fishing for grayling
…would be nice but I’m afraid I went deadbaiting for pike again. Don’t look at me like that, I couldn’t help myself, I had been daydreaming of bobbing floats and beeping alarms. I’m a sick man but Spring is coming…
My name is Bob and I am a pikeaholic
For all you hardcore fly fishing fanatics, what I’m about to tell you may induce vomiting, nausea and in some cases extreme hysteria. Last weekend I ventured out to a lake somewhere in Yorkshire and sat for hours in a chair…
Hornsea Mere
This pike fishing phase we’re going through is certainly getting us out to some new places. Our insatiable cravings for toothy tugs means we are venturing to the furthest corners of Yorkshire and beyond! A couple of weeks ago we decided to…
Is it safe?
I’m off pike fishing tomorrow (still need to update the blog with my trip out to Hornsea Mere last weekend!) and I couldn’t help but notice that the equipment required to remove hooks from a pike’s mouth is substantially different…
Pitsford Pike!
Yours truly having built up a day’s flexi and Stu hankering to wiggle his foot long rubber sex toys in front of some Anglian Water pike combined to form a Monday mission down to Pitsford. You may have seen the…
Reservoir pike fly fishing next week!
Next week I’m hopefully off to Pitsford reservoir in Northamptonshire to do a spot of pike fishing. I’ll be taking a spinning rod and some 19cm Savage Gear crankbaits but also, I shall be deploying my lovely Guideline LPX 9ft…
More pike action!
I’m struggling to catch up here – bearing in mind Assynt was end of June and I only finished the blog post on that last night! This is just a quickie. Hot on the heels of our earlier predator/coarse fishing…
Esthwaite Leviathans
You may recall mention of a mission to Esthwaite fishery in a previous blog post. You may also recall doubting I’ d ever get off my arse and actually go to the Lake district in the middle of Winter.…
RFF Splinter Cell – Wykeham Outing
My preparation for this outing was sub-standard, to say the least. Spicy hot curry the night before, about 4 hours sleep and the unfortunate acquisition of a stinking cold all made for a tired boy. Nevertheless I managed to arrive at Wykeham…