Well, where should I start? What a month, weather wise, April has been. It seems that since the announcement of a hosepipe ban across many parts of the country the weather has lived up to it’s April showers reputation and a whole lot more! According to the news last…
I have just enjoyed a very busy month with clients at Sierra Brava in Spain. Apart from the fact that many carp were caught and several personal bests were beaten, all the clients had one thing in common. They were all using rods from the SK3 range! I supply…
I had first pick on Dreamlake 3, and after a quick walk around the lake and talking with the 3 other guys I went with, I decided to choose peg 16, this peg is known as the ‘big fish peg’ as the Big Common are normally caught from this…
Catching really big fish from a lake in a lovingly created exclusive paradise in Northern Thailand is a once in a lifetime opportunity that will never be forgotten. As I sat and watch the tiny multi-coloured sun birds sip nectar from the beautiful blooms fringing Teak Tree Lake, near…
It has been a good spring here in the Czech Republic, so I’ve taken the take the opportunity to do plenty of fishing. On Thursday morning I packed 2 x SK8, 9”’6’’ #7 rods and at 7am I was again in Jestrabice at the Brno reservoir. The owner of…
The local weatherman had forecast rain with gusting winds. As a result of his predictions I had planned to spend the day doing house chores, hoping to gain valuable bonus brownie points with the girlfriend. However when I woke I was greeted by a lovely sunrise with smoke plumes…
With spring approaching more quickly than expected I thought I would share a few things that I feel help me put a few carp on the bank during this period. The first thing on my list is tackle maintenance. Whether you are a seasoned all weather angler who still…
It was the coldest day of the New Year and I had arranged to get a lift with some friends down to the river Nith, to do some fly fishing for grayling. I had only ever caught one grayling and that was by mistake when I was fishing for…
It was the middle of January and the day before my first trip of 2012 the country was basking in sun, with temperatures reaching the dizzy heights of 13 degrees. Things were looking great for a day afloat on Farmoor Reservoir. But what a difference a day makes, as…
It was the last morning of 2011 and there was just enough time to catch my final trout of the year. I jumped in my car and 50min later I was at Dragonfly Fishery - North Wales. This was actually the first time I had visited this lovely little…
So what else have I been up to? Well, I’ve been across to Belgium a few times recently, as well as several trips to the south of France, oh and not forgetting about a magical return to the mountains, you could say I’ve been busy! All this and not…
Finding time to write blogs isn’t my strong point I’ll admit, but then I’m always out fishing so I have an excuse of sorts. The problem is I now write blogs or diary pieces for several companies so the obvious answer and one which has been on my agenda…
I have now been living in Spain for over a year so I thought it was time to fill you in on what has been happening. Where to begin... I live in a region called Extremadura which is a rural part of Spain. In this beautiful region are many…
Good day. My name is Stephen Bibby, I moved to New Zealand 15 years ago and have been surf casting since I was about 10. I still surf cast a lot, (every weekend if my Wife lets me) I have a boat but would much rather sit on a…
I love fly fishing and was asked by a good friend if I could take him and his two sons out and show them the basics. I made the plans to take them to a small fishery about 3 miles outside Newton Stewart called Jack’s loch. The fishery is…
After a very busy period at work, I finally managed a two-week holiday. My last fishing session was quite some time ago, so thanks to some valuable information from a good friend, I rented a small house with a big lake (3500 hect.) in the backyard. My girlfriend joined…
There are times when we all sit fishing for carp with an element of doubt as to whether we are in the right areas or the weather conditions are, as we would like them or even as to whether the fish are “on the munch” or not? There are…
The first week of September I happily took up the invite from famous Belgium Carp supremo Geert Ooms to have a guest session on the his local syndicate. This venue was famous at the beginning of this millennium, but a fish kill in 2004 saw it go under the…
With the colder weather soon to be upon us I thought I would write a short piece about a method that can put one or two bonus fish on the bank during the winter months. Back in the 1980’s when my love affair with carp began it was deemed…
As we arrived at Drumlanrig castle the clouds came over and the rain came on. We went up to the castle as I had to get my picture taken for the Galloway country fair website as I had won 10 casting competitions at the fair with the prizes being…
