Joe Chatterton's Angling Diary

My blog is in danger of being completely taken over by a small boy whose passion for angling is showing no signs of waning. He has howeve...

So that's it then, another fishing season draws to a close. Despite fishing ponds for the last couple of weeks it was compulsory to h...

The river looked perfect for a Barbel, about a foot up with a touch of colour. The forecast rain had not materialised and the sun shone al...

One of my favourite species is the dainty diminutive Dace. Not a spectacular fish in terms of size but stunning looking, and lightning qu...

My goal for a short evening session was to prove that a static bait catches less fish but they are generally bigger specimens. Couple of pro...

Despite the terrible inclement weather I ventured down to the Warks Avon for a couple of hours Barbel fishing this evening. I knew I would h...

The Warwickshire Avon has been up and down since the start of the season. At the start of the season it was a very strong reddish brown co...

I headed down to the Barton stretch of the Avon this morning for a short session chasing Barbel. Started rolling meat down the run and after...

I confess that Eels are not my favourite species but there is something different and therefore exciting about them and I enjoy the idea of ...

An evening session hoping for Eels but lobworms have a universal appeal to all species so with every twitch of the quivertip you have no ide...