2025 - Mill on Soar - December 7th - A meeting of old friends

Rob Scotting the new owner of 'Mill-on-Soar' fishery is transforming the venue with better pegs and amenities. Plus ! he is installing predator fences on the periphery of the complex . Later he is to de-silt the lake providing more volume of water for the fish to grow well and provide better sport for all anglers . With the added attraction of the Pub/Restaurant on the same site then its a real 'Gold' mine for fishing .

 

Lots of the Soar valley winter leagues boys on show including master Roberts , the 'Joe' who has a wealth of International experience and in recent years with the ENGLAND youth teams. Great to see him as not seen him since he was pegged next to me on Loughbro' canal and he beat me by 0.5 kilo.

Next , another legend especially on Midland canals is Tommy Boyce of Sensas Starlets  

Ron Scales of Raygill Tackle , legend on the local circuits 

 

Rob Scotting the owner of the complex and the Raygill Tackle shop emporium

David Gough - Canal master and a member of the 'Netbuster' team

Joff Woodgett - Legend and member of the Raygill squad - top canal man

Joff taking a better roach

Well , another legend from the '4 Counties' team - Steve Darlison

End peg and its Steve Oakes of the Wigston team 

2025 - Sodertalje canal - Nov 23rd

Having met with Stefan Johansson start of the week i was rather influenced to fish it myself as i witnessed a great catching of fish by him, 'the fish whisperer' 😀 . He secured 54 fish in 2 hours when i arrived , what will i get today?

Stefan in action......

My turn to impress ? we will see ?

 

Beautiful late winter sun , really needed on a cold day of just 2 deg

Paternoster/helicopter rig 

Small boat passing

End of a very cold day and 31 Roach was my final total 

20 metres walk ......so easy to get to

Parking in the street with no restrictions 

2025 - GOTLAND CARP MASTERS 2026 - Getting excited looking at past carping in UK

So the scene is set for a Carp bash next year on Gotland . Looking through past pictures of festivals and opens i fished in the UK and also taking over Freddan and Johan. 

SPAIN has its Meridian Masters and Iberian Masters.  HUNGARY + POLAND + FRANCE + IRELAND/S and more countries have their festivals for European recognition. SWEDEN now has its own festival of recognition and we will make it better each year with already the SNOGLE festival in south Sweden and plans to have Karlstad festival - watch this space . 

BOLINGEY - Steve Ringer - done me again next peg , thats three on the trot but i was close with a second to him this and only 4 kilos behind.

Top angler i first met when fishing against him at Makins WL.

Mawgan Porth with a 2nd place 

Next day a 3rd

3rd day a win 201lb 

Richie Hull - great competitive angler

 

Always nice to have 

F1 at Makins

Freddan with hard battling carp at Bolingey

Freddan on Whiteacres Match lake 

Freddan on Gwinear

3rd place on Mawgan Porth Fisheries

Yes a win again on MPF

Last day fish on Makins Lake 1 before me and Fred fly back Sweden

The mighty Gwinear

The Mecca for Big match carp - BOLINGEY !

Gwinear so iconic with its huge Mirror carp

Peatling Pools 

Won the pool against Raison , Albut, Pickering/s 

Whiteacres Match lake - residents match 

Gwinear evening match and started with free Cornish Pastys

Harry Billing - top angler for many years 

Concentration

Evening league match - Gwinear - 4th place

Alex Clements with win on method feeder

Harry Billing in the money again 

Clint - the boss man and former owner of 'MATCHBOX' 

Rules

The lakes and a few more now since this picture 

Johan picking up repairs from Scott at Esselle pole repairs 

Johan meets Leicester Likely hero Brian Envis at Holly Farm

Too many skimmer and few carp on very hot day

Johan and i at Newquay Cornwall

The tour

Johan on same day meets another Leicester Likely Lad in Dave Rossi ( sadly passed away recently)

Johan picking up two tray of meat for our trip to Whiteacres from Joff Woodgett

Johan meets Mr.Cresta - Stewart Lister (Lives across the road to Bolingey pool )

On the plane to UK - Floats of choice

Johans first fish is local to me at Holly Farm

First fish

Had a great record at MPF - hardly ever out from a money envelope 

Tunnel Barn 2nd on pool

Bolingey peg 4

Johan with a humungous fish from peg 3 

Ahpole spinney , Tench and Chub

Holly Farm

Rob Wootton killed us all 

Freddan with some coin

Harry - who else !

2003 ? - Freddan an i at Whiteacres on the prep .

Holly Farm 3rd place

MPF - recognised with some to[ weights