Fishing Tales And Stories

Welcome back to another fishing adventure. A tough few days on Airfield Lake battling cold westerly winds, dropping temperatures, and carp clearly holding off before the spawn. Despite careful swim selection, a strong...

Trip 16 Carp FishingWelcome back to another fishing adventure. After last week’s blank, I finally got back out to Airfield Lake for a couple of nights of carp fishing. From dodging storms to carefully choosing my swim...

Trip 21 Carp Fishing - 2026 After a couple of weeks away from the bank, I returned to Airfield Lake just as strong winds, heavy rain, and low pressure swept across the South Coast. With gusts reaching 40mph and fresh...

Trip 22 Carp Fishing Welcome back to another fishing adventure. The weather looked absolutely perfect – strong south-westerly winds, heavy rain showers, and plenty of carp showing. Yet, after arriving at the lake full...

Trip 9 Carp Fishing - 2026Welcome back to another fishing adventure. After a few quiet and chilly days on the bank, persistence finally paid off. Fishing a small bay that I felt had to produce, I stuck with the plan...

Trip 18 Carp Fishing - 2026Welcome back to another fishing adventure. Three nights on Airfield Lake in tricky, easterly conditions — persistence, baiting strategy, and a last-minute move paid off with a stunning 31lb...

Trip 14 Carp Fishing - 2026Welcome back to another fishing adventure. With Airfield Lake under heavy Bank Holiday pressure and three nights of bait already in the water, I took a calculated approach—arriving late and...

Trip 7 Carp Fishing - 2026Welcome back to another fishing adventure. My original plan had been to arrive on Monday morning and settle in for four uninterrupted nights. But with my wife due at the dentist on Wednesday...

Trip 13 Carp FishingWelcome back to another fishing adventure. The clock is ticking on Meadow Lake, and with just two nights left before closure, I set out to make it count. Faced with brutal high pressure, cold...

Welcome back to another fishing adventure. After a less-than-successful trip earlier in the week — largely due to factors beyond my control — I felt the need to get myself back down to the lake and reset things a bit...

Trip 1 Carp Fishing - 2026This session was meant to take place last week, but a sick child put a stop to that. After spending two hours looking for signs of carp and finding nothing, I decided to settle into a swim I...

Trip 10 Carp Fishing - 2026Welcome back to another fishing adventure. Back on the syndicate water for a short two-night session, I went in with a plan based on past experience and recent signs. With the lake empty and...

After last year's camping trip was plagued by bad weather, flu, and a tyre blowout on the journey home, we headed back to beautiful Pembrokeshire hoping for a much better experience.With a week of sunshine, temperatures...

Trip 3 Carp Fishing - 2026The weather threw everything at me this week — rain, frost, bright sunshine, and strong easterly winds — making it a real challenge to pick the right three days for a winter session.In this...

With one of my gardening jobs cancelled, and it being a quieter Monday than usual, I switched my Wednesday work over and started early both days. By Tuesday afternoon, I was finally on the road down to the lake...