And that was that.
Definitely a void in my chest this week. A hole left by the completion of the inaugural British Lure Angling Championships, on Saturday at Chew.
What an amazing thing to be a part of.
Alderney 24 Hour Lure Only Species Hunt 2014
The weather gods were not best pleased with the group of anglers that ventured out to fish the 2014 Alderney 24 Hour Lure Only Species Hunt. Strong easterly winds hampered everyone’s progress the whole weekend but did nothing to dampen everyone’s enthusiasm. Alderney has a lot to offer, even in tough conditions.
Old Brown Trout on Alderney
I definitely wasn’t expecting this from the sea angling nirvana of Alderney. As such, probably my favourite fish of our trip.
PB Giant Goby
This one put the ‘Giant’ back in Giant Goby! What a clonker. Fascinating creature to examine. Altogether more robust that the other goby species. Lord of the rock pools.
My First Leopard Spotted Goby
Thanks again to the isle or Alderney for another beautiful gift. My first Leopard Spot. What a dude!
BLAC Q6 Regents Canal Camden
Early start on Saturday. Don’t normally catch a train to go fishing, but it was the latest round of BLAC qualifiers… in central London.
Lure Caught Smoothhound
It feels like Dan and I have waited an eternity to be able to talk about this.
In early June we were out on a shoot with Sea Angler magazine and both managed to achieve a BIG personal target for each of us – the lure caught Smoothhound.
Light Rock Fishing in Spain
Back from a top week in Spain visiting my mum. It was minging hot, so snorkelling was mostly the preferred pastime but I did get to flex the travel rod here and there, trying to notch up the species count.