Dave Hedgehog

John Wilson was fishing royalty to me. One of the real greats. He had an ability to draw you in as a viewer and captivate you. A great shame and a very sad day. I hope he enjoyed his final years. No age really.

Evening all. I’m looking for a venue for later this month. Wanting to fish the Friday night through till Sunday morning. Quite a rarity for me as I’m usually a quick over night angler. Seem to have got stuck in a rut and just looking for a one off change. So im based in Fareham Hampshire and looking for something within an hour ish. Don’t want a somewhere where I’ll be constantly catching 6lb commons. I’d quite happily fish the weekend for 1 lovely looking fish. Size isn’t everything (as I tell the wife) but it would be a bonus (as she tells me). so where would you go? thanks in advance.

Nope. But I’m now googling Kingsbury so cheers for that 😂

Sticky krill , double 12mm bottom baits. Total faith and confidence in sticky baits. That said in the winter it’s maggots and lots of them! Underrated and often ignored.

Probably a bit boring but my latest purchase was hooks. Some people are addicted to buying green luggage, some people have a strange desire for pots of pop ups, my obsession is hooks. Been a long term mugga fan and now using these...

Welcome in Brutus. Not been on here long but they seem a friendly bunch.😀

What a fantastic write up! Really enjoyed that. Well done on what sounds like a truely rememberable nights fishing. Makes the blank, long, lonely nights all seem worthwhile. Great stuff.

Any petzl head torch will serve you well. But for that “carpy” edge... 😁

The weekend lay in. Anyone else struggle to stay asleep after 5.30-6.00am even when there’s the chance of a lay in? In my early 20s I could sleep till lunchtime. Now 3 kids later I’m waking up before them and drinking tea on my own downstairs.

Before I fade into the background! Been reading some great threads on here so thought I’d join up. Carp angling enthusiast and seemingly a bream angling champion. Based down in sunny Hampshire. I’m a midweek angler, and fish a night a week all year round. Probably won’t be a huge poster on here but love the catch reports. Might even add one if posting pics is a straight forward job. cheers all.