Lewy's Lines

A match that was in the calendar for a while was a return to Phil Stone's fishery, How End .  Phil shuts the fishery for the month of April but had kindly offered April's fools day to the Match Fishing Scene crew for another Champion Leagues match. I was definitely looking forward to seeing how the fish had grown since my visit last May . Arriving there were already a bunch of the lads waiting outside the gate and it wasn't long before Phil came round and welcomed us all in.  The weather couldn't have contrasted the previous day any more... it was bright sunshine, not a cloud in the sky and very little wind.  I of course was wearing my "Battered by BNF" shirt so the lads would know that I was beaten by Colin at Grange Farm, so of course the banter started as soon as I got out of the car. I had a walk around Yasi's and Dani's with some of the lads to see how the fishery had come on in the 11 months since I fished it.  The grass has grown, the isla

A forum post on MatchFishing Scene  popped up looking for two more anglers for the belated Fur and Feather Champion League Match at Grange Park Fisheries in Messingham.  A quick look at the diary, yep, free, I pay my monies and I'm on the match. It was a couple of days later when I rechecked my diary that I was going to have to leave London around 4:30am to get to Messingham in time for breakfast, that this weekend would be a 500 mile round trip for me and to help there has been mass panic at the petrol stations due to threatened strike action, perfect timing! I arrived at Grange Park Fisheries for breakfast and of course the banter was brilliant, especially as last time I was in this part of the world, even though I arrived with hours to spare I still missed out on breakfast as I was in the wrong place! The Draw After all of the MFS crew had arrived and fuelled themselves with a hearty breakfast, the draw commenced with Colin (aka Billy No Fish or BNF) drawing first

You never know who is reading your blog... I was contacted by Wiley Publishing today asking if I would like to review their first fishing book in the "For Dummies" series. Fishing for Dummies is aimed at the UK Angler and has been adapted by Dominic Garrett.  Dominic has his own website and blog, they can be found here, there are some excellent fishing related photographs on both! http://dgfishing.co.uk/ http://dgfishtales.blogspot.co.uk/ Dominic is an angling writer, blogger, photographer and guide about whom Angling Times recently commented, "Fast becoming one of the most readable angling writers in the business... has that rare ability to convey the magic of the sport".  Dominic has produced over 100 articles on a wide range of fishing.  As a guide and ex-teacher he has always had a special interest in getting newcomers and especially youngsters into the sport. So, I'm looking forward to a review copy of the book hitting my letterbox

Peg 13, end peg, unlucky for some? I entered the Talk Angling 2012 Individual Series via an invite from a fellow MatchFishing Scene member, Nick Roberts, kindly sponsored by Yorkshire Baits .  The first match is at Bowsaw and Billhooks Lakes in Hampshire. We all met up just off the M3 and we were soon weaving our way through the country side to the fishery.  The satnav would have got me there, but Terry Turnip had a much better route. The Draw The usual unorganised line started and I pulled out peg 13, which is the furthest away, but it is an end peg, maybe it would be luck for me today... The Set-Up I decided on a method feeder and pole attack, the picture shows the different lines I chose.  Sparky, next to me pointed out the lilly pads near the method line, they were to play a part in my match, but more about that later. 10' Bomb Rod, 6lb Mainline, Method Feeder to the far bank 13 metre pole line to the group of reeds on the left 13 metre pole line to op

Taking a day off work due to the great weather I decided to fish a Wednesday Open Match at Gold Valley in Aldershot.  There was 11 anglers taking part and we would be fishing on the Canal Bank of Gold.  With so few anglers it was an pleasant start to the day chatting to the lads, many local's so my hopes for any wins looked in doubt from the start, but it's all experience. The Draw I pulled out Peg 14 which was to open water thus giving me no islands to target. The Set-Up As the weather had been reasonably warm the previous night, there were plenty of options and as such I set up quite a bit of tackle, having the rods made up already saved a lot of time! 13' Waggler Rod, 4lb Mainline with a Drennan Puddlechucker to fish banded pellet at depth 10' Bomb Rod, 4lb Mainline with a 2/3 oz bomb to fish banded pellet 10' Bomb Rod, 6lb Mainline to fish the Method 13 metre pole line 4 metre pole line for the margin Bait for the day was fishery 8mm, 6mm and Micr

Peg 1, home for the day Rick Baxter (Happy Dangler) had organised a Match Fishing Scene Champions League match at Wood Lane in Iver on the match lake. Wood Lane has two lakes on-site.  The Match lake is a rounded triangular shaped lake.  Rick had divided the 21 anglers into three sections of 7.  Each section on a different bank. Weather for the day was overcast and slightly damp. The Draw My draw bag luck hasn't been the best and I pulled out Peg 1, the closest to the carpark but a peg which would be difficult to fish the pellet waggler or bomb rod as pegs 3 and 33 cut off peg 1's access to the centre of the lake. The Set-Up I spoke to Andy G on Thursday and he had advised that if I was to draw on the bank in the 30's that I would need some 16' deep pole rigs.  As it happened I had 8' depth at 13-14.5 metres, so I setup the following: 13-14.5 metre pole line directly in front Margin Pole Line to the right under the overhanging tree 10' Bomb Rod

Brian Green, Proper Tidal Boy on Match Fishing Scene had organised a charity match for his nephew, Connor Whipp who has neuroblastoma a form of childhood cancer.  The venue was  Sivyers Lake  a premier water that is for exclusive use by the Feltham Piscatorials . But first a little about Connor.  Connor is 4 years old who loves Captain America.  In fact the treatment Connor needs is based in America and family and friends are on a mission to raise £250,000.  Connor's favourite super hero, Captain America is going to help him beat his illness.  If you would like to donate to Connor's appeal, please donate at this website: http://www.bmycharity.com/ConnorWhippAppeal The Draw Arriving at Sivyers Lake we were greated with lovely sunshine and a great looking lake.  The draw would be a "walk off" draw.  Basically, you are drawn a number, this number relates to begin able to walk off and select the pegs of your choice. Brian had explained the lake and where the hots