Whittlesey Dyke 28th Dec 10

I had a cracking few hours on the Whittlesey Dyke on peg 299 just below the road bridge fishing through the ice

Local Tackle Shops Need Anglers Support

This is something that I have spent some time thinking about recently and feel should be of concern to us all,

Another Blow Out

Oh dear that's the 3rd week in a row now without so much as a bite,

Great Angling Weather (Not)

Another cold spell is starting to grip the country just as most venues around my area have nearly thawed out, this is a real shame as the last few day have been quite pleasant for this time of year and I am sure another few day like that would have seen sport improve. I suppose that at least river anglers have a better chance of finding some fishable ice free stretches than our counterparts that just fish commercials.

Sunday 12th December 2010

Well what can I say after a 100 mile round trip and 2 different swims I still haven’t got any good news to bring to you.

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Sunday 5th Dec

Well what do you know, on the advice of someone who shall remain anonymous me and my fishing pal Graham fished the first 2 pegs above Cheremy bridge at Oundle and this was my view for the afternoon.

New Pole Dilemma: Part 1

I have recently been thinking about getting myself a new pole, so I thought that I would have a look at what is available to suite my needs. I Need a pole that I can fish comfortably at 13m that is well balanced, not too heavy, responsive and has enough match kits in the package, although I accept that I will probably need to buy some extra No 4 and 5 sections for river work.

Last weekends Catch

This is the sum total of my efforts on the river Nene at Elton last weekend, I suppose it could have been worse though because it was minus 3 degrees and I could have missed the bite. I really hope it warms up a bit for this weekend as I spent more time picking ice from my tip ring that I did fishing. Lets hope I am not posting a picture of just my hand on Sunday evening then.
                                                                                       Cheers Mark

Welcome to River Angler

Hi there,
Please let me introduce myself, my name is Mark Horsley and I am a Peterborough Uk based Angler and I have been fishing for over 40 years. Although I have no problem with Carp and Commercials I myself prefer to fish the Rivers, Canals and Drains of which there are numerous within an hours drive of my home. I used to fish matches both as an individual and as part of a team but now really just pleasure fish although I would not rule out a return should the current situation and lack of matches on natural venues change.
Through this Blog I plan to share with you my fishing exploits both good and bad, tell you about the venues I fish the methods and bait I use on a weekly basis. I also plan to talk about tackle, venues, shops and online dealers and anything that I feel you might find of use, interesting or just bloody funny.
Cheers for now Mark.