http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com Discussion and advice on coarse fishing in the south east of England. And much more. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:57:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I took a father and his two sons to Frobury Farm for a basic lesson. Billy is already a great fan of country sports and is keen that his sons should share his enthusiasm but as his knowledge of coarse fishing is limited he contacted me to teach ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/08/03/frobury-fish-soup/ As I have mentioned before, I do quite a lot of work with schools in Slough and most of this is with total beginners, one such lad, Bilal, made the Anglers Mail with a perch he caught on his first lesson with me. He was fishing with a five metre ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/08/03/beginners-luck/ I have had two days on the river Kennet this season teaching general river fishing but especially float fishing with a centrepin. This is becoming more popular thanks to that nice Mr. Wilson and his TV programmes but he is such an excellent angler that he makes centrepin fishing look ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/08/03/coaching-on-the-kennet/ Since moving to “paradise” I have been looking for a local venue that provides some good tench fishing and on advice I joined Newbury Angling Association and the 16th June found me fishing one of their waters, Knott’s lake, that had been closed for their voluntarily imposed closed season. I am ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/08/03/new-local-venue-for-tench/ I have mentioned in the past a lake in Surrey that used to be managed by a very good mate of mine, Weller of the yard. Les moved to Northumberland just before my move and I was surprised to be invited to a netting of the lake earlier this year. ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/08/03/secret-surey-lake-reborn/ This Summer I have been very busy coaching alongside my colleagues from the NFA often in conjunction with the Environment Agency at various fisheries in the South of England. The days are organised by the fishery in question and the EA provide the necessary support and fund a group of ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/08/03/coaching-with-the-nfa/ On Sunday whilst on my way to a local game fair I received a telephone call from a very excited former student of mine who I haven’t seen for a couple of years. As I was driving at the time, although on “hands free”, I wasn’t able to give him ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/05/30/russell/ Spring arrived in the second week of May and as most of the passes were open at last, Jan and I decided to harness up the dogs and make a trip to the Vale of York. The dog team. I had volunteered to help my old friend, fellow PAA coach and more ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/05/21/way-up-north/ Last week I visited one of my local tackle shops, Thatcham Angling, and the first thing I saw when I entered the shop was a new centrepin reel on display. It was not a type I recognised so I picked it up and began examining it. I am very enthusiastic ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/04/23/a-new-centrepin-on-the-block/ My trip to Londonderry last month gave me a renewed enthusiasm for fly fishing but river fishing for trout in my area is ridiculously expensive and having paid a few visits to some still water fisheries in the area, I just couldn’t summon up the enthusiasm to fish one of ... http://fishingcoach.blogsome.com/2008/04/22/fly-fishing-on-the-itchen/