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Fens struggle to cope as the waters keep on rising

It'll come as no surprise to anyone that 2012 was second-wettest year on record. But rather than some freak statistic, the incredible amounts of rainfall we've seen over the last 12 months look like...

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Three nil to the dreaded mitten crabs

The float bobs up and down and the tod tip rattles. I'm not sure it's a pike, but after a few seconds of this, I wind into it and find whatever it was has de-sardined me. Ten minutes later, the same...

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Weather gets cold in winter - shock, horror

That's going to get cold come the weekend. Proper cold, with frost and stuff. I don't know why I still cling to the naiive belief that this season might still shake off the doldrums and throw up...

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Belated review of 2012 and a New Year's resolutuion

To think that when I caught this fish, back in February 2012, I was half-bemoaning the fact I'd caught precious little else all season - other than one belting capture that catapaulted my drain PB over...

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Sudden Stratospheric Warming explained

Snow's looking increasingly likely for the weekend. This is not good news, bearing in mind I can't get out fishing before then. Then again, things can't get any worse bearing in mind I haven't managed...

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Desperation creeps in

Tomorrow's plan is have a lie-in, see what the weather's doing, then get out with the lure rods for a few hours to see if I can find anywhere they're holding up. If I do, I'll go back and give it a...

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Three drains, no pike

The first drain we tried didn't look too bad, but half an hour sloshing through the mud was enough.We tried a little land drain I haven't fished for years. Better still, it didn't look like anyone else...

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Time to build an igloo

"Come on," says Malcolm. "You can't bottle it. I mean, it might be a bit cold but that shouldn't bother an old pike fisherman. "Look, I tell you what. Me and Sid will build it - well, I'll design it...

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Elvis and the Norwich Eskimo

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Here we snow again

Should have gone yesterday, but the forecast put me off and my first choice venue-wise was frozen over. Ditto today.Thoughts now focussed on the end of next week/weekend/week after. Not sure how some...

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Still cold in the Fens

Snow still covering the banks and several of the smaller drains were still frozen while I was out and about today. Not sure how much of a thaw we're going to get by the weekend either, to make matters...

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Frozen Old Bedford

ICE: The frozen Old Bedford, looking downstream from Welney Bridge.

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Stephen Harper at King's Lynn PAC

Stephen Harper's the special guest at the next King's Lynn PAC meeting. It's at the Wm Burt Club on Wednesday, January 30 (7.30pm). Click here for a bit more. See you there.

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Pike waters in the Fens - updated

I've just updated the Waters in the Fens page (see tabs at the top...) after a slightly poetic bit of advice occurred to me. Click here to have a gander.

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Blank..? We don't have a word for that in Poland

"And at 2pm, we will be meeting here for a barbecue," shouts Rado over the gale lashing across the Fens. "So bring along any fish you catch. And any swans...."Some 46 anglers from five different...

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When was the last time you caught one again?

After an hour or so on the pits with Hawkeye, I twitch the baits and one of the floats dithers and moves off against the breeze. I pull into what feels like a half decent pike, which comes off after a...

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I'll swear this pike smiled as I slipped her back

I can't remember the last time I was this chuffed to catch a double. As it's the first I've managed all season, I even weighed it in case it turns out to be the season's best.Three pits, five swims and...

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An old school twenty

For the first time in ages I drop the rod, stretch my aching arms and look down at something worth catching in the folds of the landing net, as I unclip the trace to unhook it. I knew it was a good...

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Angler robbed at knife point on Middle Level

Terrible story doing the rounds tonight about a guy who was robbed at knife point by thieves who stole his gear and his van. More here.I've fished that bit of drain several times this season, along,...

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Last orders - and a last hurrah

Lack of posting over the last week or two is down to the fact I haven't been out because I've been flat out at work. Today looked like a great day to be out as did Friday, when I again couldn't get...

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