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After a week in Looe for the annual ‘Looe Basher’, it was great to have a day mucking about with the family in Ilfracomb...
05/10/2025

After a week in Looe for the annual ‘Looe Basher’, it was great to have a day mucking about with the family in Ilfracombe - fishing gear in tow!

Excellent weather and chasing species, with 8 caught - and a bonus one-clawed lobster - it was the perfect way to spend a gentle day at the water’s edge.

It was also great to help a first time angler in need of help get to grips with the basics of fishing, even snagging himself three species (all of which were proudly photographed and sent to his mother as proof of his triumph!) Another member added to the angling community.

Fabulous couple of weeks off. Apart from contracting what I suspect may have been covid at the very start, and a couple ...
03/10/2025

Fabulous couple of weeks off. Apart from contracting what I suspect may have been covid at the very start, and a couple days lost to blowy conditions, it was a fantastic couple of weeks off, with decent fishing, great company with friends old and new, and an abundance of excellent food and drink.

I really in enjoy the annual ‘Looe Basher’ and I have to say, the quality of the company was even better than the fishing. When we were able to get out, the fishing was productive, with multiple species caught across the board, over 10 sharks in one day on Sowenna fishing trips and the week topped off with couple of decent tuna for the father and son team of Harry and Bernard Crick. The real highlight, was the sighting of a fin whaWarrior II Sport Fishing Looea minke whale just behind the boat on the last day, accompanying hordes of dolphins. Absolute magic!

Loads of smiles, laughs and memories made among a fantastic group. Thank you to Dan Margetts of Sowenna fishing trips, and Pete Davis of Warrior II Sport Fishing Looe for their excellent skippering and company, and to all who make these weeks a superb occasion. I can’t wait for next year’s Basher.

Great to get the gang out after a small window in the dire conditions. Some lovely species, too. Hats off to Dan and the...
17/09/2025

Great to get the gang out after a small window in the dire conditions. Some lovely species, too. Hats off to Dan and the crew.

Very happy with this new pb wildie, taken from a typically snaggy swim on the first day of the fishathon. Interestingly,...
06/07/2025

Very happy with this new pb wildie, taken from a typically snaggy swim on the first day of the fishathon.

Interestingly, this was my second encounter with this 2lbs+ fish, as I had it from the same beat about 60 metres apart, two years earlier.

The stream in question has become a favourite for many reasons; it isn’t stocked, can be very hard fishing and is largely written off (never seen anyone on it and reports are usually bad), yet it has produced at least one 2lbs fish for me in each of the last three fishathons!

Cracking start to a wonderful couple of weeks.

With Hoppy (aka Michelle) still struggling on her crutches, I wanted to do something that would get her out the house an...
29/06/2025

With Hoppy (aka Michelle) still struggling on her crutches, I wanted to do something that would get her out the house and take advantage of the gorgeous weather, whilst presenting little in terms of mobility challenges.

What better way to do that than a jaunt to a gorgeous little Scottish Border harbour for some lunch. And wouldn’t you know it, I just so happened to have a rod with me in the boot! What a stroke of luck 😉!

29/06/2025

Love to watch ‘em leave.

Heartbroken to learn this am that dear friend and long-standing Looe basher angler, Peter Evans, has sadly passed away.P...
25/06/2025

Heartbroken to learn this am that dear friend and long-standing Looe basher angler, Peter Evans, has sadly passed away.

Pint-sized though he may have been, he brought a larger than life character, joy and endless laughter in abundance to any occasion, and was a cornerstone of the Looe fishing fraternity. His fantastic friendship, ability to lift spirits and turn even the most hard going sessions into fun occasions will be sorely missed.

We’ll do our best to bend a few rods in his honour and our thoughts go to his incredible wife, Claire, and the rest of his family.

Another year, another pilgrimage to the small, wild streams of Wales, Devon and Cornwall for my annual dry fly fishing ‘...
22/06/2025

Another year, another pilgrimage to the small, wild streams of Wales, Devon and Cornwall for my annual dry fly fishing ‘fishathon’, and while the conditions were generally quite tough, I feel like I’ve progressed more as a fly angler this time round than in any of the previous years.

The driest spring we’ve had in a century made for some incredibly challenging conditions; perilously low water levels with almost canal-esque flow being commonplace on nearly all streams. The mayfly hatch was mostly below average (though unsure if we’d simply ‘missed the boat’ starting 25th May). Stealthy wading was nearly impossible at times, too, and the mostly bright, sunny conditions - as lovely as they were - meant we had to work really hard for our fish.

That being said, some aspects of my fly fishing improved considerably as a result; more so than in previous fishathons. Experimenting with various leader lengths, line types and presentation techniques really paid off, as did concerted efforts to develop my bow and arrow casting to combat dense foliage. This has seen this method of casting length increase from my previous average of about 10ft to nearly 25ft, without much trouble.

Working harder meant captures felt more rewarding, with a new PB wild brown heralding the start of the campaign! The fish were beautiful as ever, showcasing the usual patterning variations from river to river. In one particular place, we seemed to have stumbled on a previously stocked beat, with a small smattering of naturalised stockies put in previously making a typically aggressive and explosive appearance.

In summary, hard work, but a cracking couple of weeks. Now let’s hope for more rain to freshen up and breathe life back into these perilously low little ribbons of perfection.

13/05/2025

Just had a few more "Passion for Angling" DVD's sent by Hugh which you can order on line. My favourite DVD of all time

10/05/2025

Aiming for multi species is all well and good, until you get taxed! It’s like trying to halt a freight train!

My favourite fish related shot of the holiday, taken on my iPhone. A stunning trophy sized, three digit sail fish 😍     ...
27/04/2025

My favourite fish related shot of the holiday, taken on my iPhone. A stunning trophy sized, three digit sail fish 😍

This one caused a little bit of a debate, with the most popular opinion onboard being a massive bonito. Turns out it’s a...
26/04/2025

This one caused a little bit of a debate, with the most popular opinion onboard being a massive bonito. Turns out it’s a ‘false albacore’ and a new species on the list.

Fought like a demon on medium jigging gear and was lucky not to be taken by the marauding bull shark that was snatching our fish!

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