I signed off last month after a having had a very lean couple of months with not being able to get out fishing due to the flooding and bad weather, I love my winter fishing so was hoping the start of the new year would be better.

I signed off last month after a having another fantastic month Barbel fishing with 23 Barbel landed 10 being doubles to 16-07, would Nov be as good?

I signed off last month after a having a fantastic Sept with 55 Barbel landed with 21 being doubles, could Oct get any better?

I signed off last month after a having two poor trips to Johnson’s and some great late summer Barbel fishing. I always look forward to Sept as the Barbel start to put on weight for winter.

I signed off last month after a having my landing net stolen on my second trip to Gunthorpe Weir. Hopefully Aug would be a better month…..

I signed off last month after a great 16th and a fantastic family trip to Snowdonia and Conwy. In July I was looking forward to my first trip to Gunthorpe Weir.

I signed off last month after having a fantastic holiday in Thailand with my soulmate Julie, it really was a great holiday and Jurassic a fantastic venue. Now I was back in England planning for the magical 16th….

I signed off last month having had a reasonable months Spring Carping with some success in the limited time available. My plans for May were Thailand……

I signed off last month having finished the river season with an epic session and a big Trent Barbel to end another great season for me. My plans for Spring were carp and Tench……

I signed of last month having fished through some crazy weather ranging from frosts to t-shirt weather in February and still managed to bag a few.

I signed of last month having only fished twice in January due to work and poor weather so I was dying to get on the rivers again…..

I signed of last month following a poor month and the forecast for January did not look any better.

I signed of last month with two 14’s from a new section of the Tidal Trent and high expectations of something special before the season closes.

I signed of last month with my Spanish trip not going to plan but finishing with a great end to the month on the Trent with seven doubles to 14-15.

Another poor Spanish trip cut short by weather. I signed off last month with my planned trip to Johnsons being cancelled due to weather and the change of plan saw me catching a few good Barbel to finish a month of mixed results.

Long drives with mixed results. I signed of last month with a long drive home from the River Mersey in Stockport after not completing my mission of a new river double, plans were hatched for September but work and the weather changed that.

Long drives with mixed results. I signed off last month with England experiencing the best summer we’ve had in years, the rivers very low and clear and my first visit to Johnsons, a place I was planning to visit again in August.

I signed off last month with mixed emotions following the passing of a good friend and landing a big summer Barbel, July looked like being a difficult month as the temperatures were so high…

A real mixed bag. Well I signed of last month after emptying Fields End fishery of Crucians on a simple but very effective method and taking the plunge to join Johnsons.

Crucian Heaven. Well I signed off last month after my worst trip to Spain in 18 years following a terrible winter and spring, so things could only improve…