Joe Chatterton's Angling Diary

Finally spring has landed (Meadow Buttercup)  It has become a tradition of mine (or maybe an addiction) that the first day of sunshine a...

Worms are an awesome bait. There is not a fish alive that will not take them as bait. Even predators like Pike fall for them on a regular ba...

When the self-proclaimed 'Perchman' Martin Roberts invited me for a day chasing the striped fish with him on his favourite venue I ...

A couple of weeks ago Angling Times printed an article about an interesting control of stock at Lemington Lakes. One of the pools at this...

If it wasn't for Chub and Trout my Winter fishing would have been a total disaster this season. I have blanked for Pike, not been able t...

I will be really glad to see the back of the longest Winter ever (or so it seems) . Rain, floods, snow, floods, rain, floods, the pattern ha...

The 'home tied' fly box is filling up nicely with various patterns, mostly copied but some made up and I have been itching to get ...

The conditions were spot on Friday, the sun came out, the river levels had dropped back and there was a tinge of colour to the water. Ther...

As I finished setting up the sun rose above the trees beautifully illuminating the far bank. An overnight frost meant it was still chilly ...

Snow melt. Definitely the worst possible conditions to try to catch a river fish. If you are out this weekend I wish you the best of luck, y...