Bernard Venable's Mr Crabtree fishing without Peter! A belated happy new year to one and all, I’ve not had much chance to go fishing this...

I blanked at Beechwood this month on my only session on 19 December. Just a short session of a few hours in the afternoon, the water was...

I began the months short sessions at Beechwood on 3 November on a sunny but chilly day and caught some Roach and small Carp. On 10...

October started at Beechwood on 3 October on a sunny day catching plenty of Roach. More Roach and a 6lb Carp at Beechwood on 10 October...

Welcome to the Retro Angler’s Blog which begins with me using my newly bought Olympic Match13 rod and a Shakespeare Cosmos 2001 reel...