Tag: Ade Kiddell

Since the new year, the weather has been very wet, leading many rivers to flood and now we have to put the rods away entirely to keep the public safe. Nonetheless, a benefit I found last season of having the rivers full of water from relatively mild

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Last time I blogged, I had plenty of fish coming out of the waters and I am glad to say my luck has continued as last week we managed a whopping 177 barbel between four of us and a new P.B. of 10lb 6oz caught by old friend Ray Smith. This was his

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They say the older you are the quicker time goes by and from where I’m sitting that seems to be the case, it feels like just yesterday I was sat on a frozen river bank catching chub on bread. Fast forward a few months and it feels like an early

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As anglers we always seem to have an obsession with the weather, but no other single factor has more of an effect on our fishing. I know many anglers who also believe the moon phase plays a major part; I am not sure, but I have had some great fishing

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Seems like we haven't had a spring this year; one day it was cold and blustery, the trees were bare, and only the odd early spring flower was making an appearance, the next it seemed like summer had arrived, the trees were in full leaf and the

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