Alan Stagg

Faced with mild conditions and low water levels I had an urge to try and track down a large chub.  I headed off to my local River Loddon and after walking the river settled into a swim I knew well and I quickly got sorted before darkness fell.

Short session fishing has been the name of the game in June.  Time has once again been a little restricted but this hasn’t stopped me getting out and putting a few fish on the bank.

With the close season is well and truly upon us and it was now time to start thinking about a spring still water campaign. I have spent the last four springs targeting big bream on a low stock Berkshire pit.  The water contains around a dozen fish which can mean things can be a little…

What a month December has been and compared with last year the weather couldn’t have been anymore different.  The mild weather and lack of frosts has meant the fish have stayed active and feeding.  Luckily I have managed a bit of time on the bank this month, but not as much as I would have…

After catching a big perch last month I was a little lost on what to target next.  I had planned to visit the venue most of the winter and with the long drive back and forth I was expecting a long haul.  It was great to get this fish off the ‘hit list’ and there…

At the beginning of October I spent the first three nights I had available back on the bream lake hoping that a monster might put in an appearance.  Waking on the third morning without so much of a bleep I knew it was time for a change.  I was still enjoying my time fishing for…