What’s better than catching a Butterfly Blenny by fluke? Targeting Butterfly Blenny to order! More
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CLF 2023 Species Hunt
Not long back from the 2023 Cornish Lure Festival fishing the Species event. And I really enjoyed it. More
Lure Caught Shore Rockling
Shore Rockling is a new lure-caught species for me. This Shore Rockling takes me to 51 UK saltwater species caught on lures. More
Axillary Seabream in UK Waters
Wow, what a privilege! It is my absolute honour to be one of the very first anglers to catch the Axillary Seabream in UK waters. Never mind from the shore. With a lure. On a tiny 3 gram metal jig.
It just goes to show, once more, that as your fishing mojo ebbs and flows, if you keep at it, fishing will deliver you with unexpected rewards and pick you all the way back up again. Fishing is truly the gift that keeps on giving. More
CLF 2022 Video
Wow. What a great fishing film by Andy Ford and his son Ben. We’re lucky to have them both involved in angling. This is the official video for the Cornish Lure Festival 2022 More
Painted Goby
Celebrated my 49th fish species on artificials by taking some incredibly dull photos of this Painted Goby. At least this photo shows the characteristic ‘saddles’ on the back. More
LRF24 Reel Masters Species Hunt Weymouth
Another fishing hangover continues into Tuesday from the weekend and has me wondering if I am getting too old for this lark… But try and stop me when this type of fixed-time, lure-only species hunt format is just so incredibly exciting and the vibe amongst competitors is just ace! More