You may have noticed that I have not written anything here since the beginning of March but I have been quite busy with coaching. To cap it all the hard drive on my computer packed up and had to be replaced. Fortunately my partner’s friend was able to recover most of my data but some pictures I was intending to publish here were lost.

We have also finally put our house on the market with a view to making the move to the Kennet valley I have long promised myself. This involved a bit of decorating at home and a lot of travelling to view potential new homes. Much has been achieved but there is still a lot to be done.

I have, as mentioned earlier, still been coaching with some great results and have started using two new fisheries. The Royal Berkshire Fisheries that provided me with a two pound roach this winter is the first to be included in my coaching stable. It is located much closer to Slough, where many of my students live and has a good head of small to medium sized roach, ideal for the less experienced anglers to develop their techniques on. These fish are rarely troubled by anglers, as most who frequent the fishery are only interested in the carp and are fairly easy to catch.

David with RBF roach

Ethan with RBF roach

That is not to say that I have abandoned my old favourite venue Twynersh although its depth makes for difficult waggler fishing it has been producing some nice bream for my students.

Ethan with Twynersh bream

Ethan with another Twynersh bream

I am not a fan of still water bream myself but they are great fish for my students to catch in that they are not likely to break lighter hook lengths and embarass anyone - also they look massive with a young lad stood behind them.

David with a seven pound Twynersh bream

David caught this fish with an six meter take apart pole with a number eight elastic and a two and a half pound hook length. It weighed an ounce or so over seven pounds. Well done David!

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