As it was the last day of my DCAL license I figured I had to at least spent a couple of hours on the only public water still open nearby - Woodburn Reservoir.I haven't been out for ages so I was quite excited at the prospect of spending a couple of...

7th Oct, Belfast loughAfter a miserable week of showers and gales a small break in the weather was predicted for this morning, Da had mentioned that he was taking his boat Mufti for a spin so I jumped on board to experience a spot of sea fishing.Soon...

30Sept,01Oct Marshalstown and Woodburn ReservoirsWhen i started blogging, one of the aims was to record all the times i had fished. Recently this has changed to writing about only the days I did well on. This has had the side-effect of letting me...

I've been a smoker for most of my adult life now. I always knew one day I'd give it up but I've dreaded it. I have not been blessed with good willpower at all.Fortunately i was able to combine two of my major life goals; quit smoking and owning a...

The first is widely known.The second is staring at a fishing float for two long.As my buddy Ali has recently taken on a slightly less labour intensive job we decided we should celebrate by a wee fishing excursion. As usual the weather didn't play...