Author: Frank Cooper

The previous week the promised detour around HS2 was delayed, for how long, today would show.  Down the A425, turn left onto the Fosse Way, two more miles along the…

Into the second week of the 'Lock Down', fortunately still able to fish so lets hope the detour still available.  Turn right into the detour and there, right at the…

Friday the 13th, what on earth could go wrong!!  Well the usual approach to the Lake was blocked by the closure of the A425 with work required for HS2, so use…

Almost the end of the month, the last leaves of Autumn and the start of Winter, especially with the earlier loss of light now that the clocks have gone back…

Such a warm week, peaking on Thursday with temperatures reaching over 33oC.  Just what the doctor ordered for the Carp so time to try them out, Friday looked the more…

Its like waiting for a bus, you stand there for what seems ages, then two arrive together, just like our storms.  We just got over storm ' Ciara', then the next…

The storms, with the latest one, 'Jorge', last weekend, they, like the rain, they don't just start they quickly turn into a downpour. Thursday,27/2/20, looked the kinder of days, and…

The rains seems never ending, but Friday (6/3/20) was a day of light relief, softer wind and even some warming sun, most importantly no rain. Even the birds warmed to…

In hindsight, the arrival of the ''Pandemic'' was approaching fast but Government Directives were yet to be made.  Friday the 13th, sounds more like an intro to a Horror Film,…

Things are beginning to ease at or near to the re-opening of the coarse fishing season, the glorious 16th.  After weeks of some beautiful weather last week was different.  Very…