Maesknoll Match Angling

 Ever forgotten something - well not even forgotten, just not had it when you've arrived at your peg, well today was that day, no rig ro...

 Hadn't got a match booked until I heard that a club cancelled their booking at Viaduct and there was an open instead. Was happy enough ...

 Todays match was an open at Shiplate, on both canal lakes with the payout being top two and silvers on each lake, given the small silvers w...

 I am running an open a month at Acorn and have also made it an optional series, 18 fishing the first one of which 12 entered the series.  I...

 First trip back to Ivy House since the lockdown ended, only 10 fishing to day on the match lake, so more of a knock up. The weather that gr...

 The delayed winter league started again today, the second round, it was still pretty winter like, so I was going to do my best to keep my p...

 Nice to see a venue not afraid to have a sensible pool, making this match £30, all three lakes in paying top 3, one in the silvers and £70 ...

 Landsend, polarizes my thoughts, love the tranquility of the place, hate my dismal record fishing it.  So with the new owner stamping his m...

 Back to Viaduct today, drew 112, with 11 empty, so absolutely no complaints on that. Same cold easterly wind as yesterday, similar set ups ...

 Its a shame, but it going to be difficult to get onto Viaduct matches going forwards, as matches are being restricted to Campbell lake, so ...

 First match back after lockdown, was good to be back, well it was until I drew, peg 36,  anywhere the 30's is best drawn in a couple of...

 17 of us on the main lake today, drawn in order of booking on, with me coming out of the hat last or last but one, once all the fancied peg...

Decided to run an open on Acorn, as we are still able to match fish - for how long, who knows. 17 fishing, so I tried to spread it out an gi...

Another chance at an open on this lake that isn't match fished too often, all prepped to fish for carp, but then was drawn peg 3, an ope...

 Couldn't believe the draw, 111, next to Trigger again, who was on 112, both decent draws on paper. Not going to say too much about this...

 Two days, two lakes, but an open draw each day so could be on the same lake both days.  Today saw me on Lodge 70, not a bad draw, Trigger o...

 Last round and surely I'd get a peg on Cary, but no, it was not to be 129 on Campbell, oh well, that it for this years league, never go...

 Back to Viaduct for the re-arranged 5th round and with not too much to fish for league wise unless I could sneak two more section wins, a p...

 Writing this after the event, I can't start without mentioning the shock and sadness I had when told on the Monday of the death of Lanc...

 A rare chance to fish a silvers match on Plantation main lake, so I booked in and booked a days holiday. It has some great silvers fishing,...