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24hr Rod Race -- Challenge 2
31/07/2014 18:17
After a wee absence from fishing it was back to Colnbook Front Lake to take on the second of the 24hr Rod Race challenges. Today's task was to catch 7 species of fish from one lake.
Having arrived at the lake I could see that my chosen swim had already been taken as had most of the car...
24hr Rod Race -- Challenge 1
20/06/2014 12:36
Anyone who has met my wife will know that I like a challenge and my first 24hr challenge was certainly going to be that! When I started this website one of the first things I did was speak to the man himself, Matt Hayes whom I found to be very encouraging and it was he who suggested that I should...
Stoke Place Lake
14/06/2014 09:23
There can't be many lakes I have fished that are as beautiful as Stoke Place Lake in Berkshire. Designed by none other than Capability Brown back in the late 1700s the lake and surrounding landscape remains in the same stunning sceanery as I'm sure it did over 300 years ago. Catching fish here...
PB Mirror Carp
30/05/2014 19:53
So there I was driving home from Hitchum Ponds having escaped the thunderstorms, driving towards Heathrow on the M4 and I could see blue skies, maybe the day was not over after all! I arrived at Colnbrook Front Lake as the only person on the lake, just how I like it. Not because I'm greedy but the...
Hitchum Round Pond
26/05/2014 16:09
The weather forecast said rain but waking up I could see the light out side and I didn't want to make the same mistake as I did the week before missing out on a day's fishing down to a poor weather forecast.........Welcome to my new blog!
Driving towards Taplow my eyes were looking up...
Colnbrook Front Lake
16/05/2014 12:39
If I had to name three good things about my job one would be that I work only five minutes from Colnbrook Lakes. From May until Autumn I will go to work with the minimum fishing equipment in the car with the intention of grabbing a few hours stalking carp after work. I had a cracking season last...
Hitchum Square Ponds
11/04/2014 22:27
The sun is out and the bluebells are in flower and like last season my first outing of the season was to be Hitchum Ponds, my target species were the Perch and Wild Carp.
Hitchum Ponds are situated in the grounds of the Grovefield Hotel near Taplow...
First Points on the board!
21/02/2014 21:15
So the rain finally stopped and the sun is out! Like many of you the gloom of the outdoors has been matched by the gloom indoors, waiting for the time I can finally cast out and start the Rod Race League!
My first port of call was the River Colne in Cowley, a River close to my heart from my...
New Website
24/11/2013 00:00
My new website, Rod Race League has finally launched. I am looking forward to hearing about other anglers who have also tried this adventure since Matt Hayes and Mick Brown took up the challenge on our screens a few years ago.
I hope you will look forward in reading about my travels, catches...
Personal Bests
09/11/2013 00:00
BARBEL
2lb 15oz
BLEAK
0.7oz
BREAM-SILVER
BREAM-BRONZE
6lb 4oz
BITTERLING
BULLHEAD
CARP-COMMON
28lb 0oz
CARP-MIRROR
17lb 6oz
CARP-GHOST
10lb...
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