http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83 Boat Fishing Monthly | the latest entries from Editors Blog's blog post http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/img/rss/rss_icon.gif http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83 88 31 en-gb Copyright 2005-2011 Warners Group Publications plc. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:41:18 GMT 5 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1337 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1337 Friday was just one of those days when we couldn't go wrong. I was fishing in the Bristol Channel near the Severn Bridge with Rob Rennie out of Penarth. The plan was to try and catch a few cod for Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:40:18 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1317 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1317 Well, what a hectic weekend that was! I was fishing out of Brighton on Wednesday and Thursday, and it was hard wok - I still managed to sneak out a bass though, as well as a load of double-figure Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:05:23 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1308 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1308 Well, what a great weekend it turned out to be - although the weather wasn't as good as it could have been, the event still went ahead and was a resounding success. The six BFM subscribers arrived Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:39:27 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1306 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1306 Well, I'm just finishing off up here in the office and looking forward to my Friday afternoon drive to Poole (NOT). It's the annual Honda/BFM Subscriber Weekender this weekend, and we've got six BFM Fri, 2 Sep 2011 11:11:23 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1286 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1286 It's not often that I'm lost for words, but Thursday's trip out of Swansea on board Rob Rennie's charter boat 'Lady Jue 3' literally blew me away. Unfortunately for us, the weather wasn't anything Sat, 6 Aug 2011 14:19:46 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1284 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1284 Phew, I've just returned from an epic trip to the Isle of Man. I'd been there before, but that was over 12 years ago, and I'd forgotten what a wonderful place it is. Not only is the south coast one Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:30:17 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1280 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1280 I've been a busy boy over the past few weeks. And I've had some tremendous fishing. One of the highlights was finally getting the weather and conditions right to go bass fishing with my old mate Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:15:07 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1261 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1261 I've got to say that the BFM team are on fire at present. In the last two trips we've smashed the boat record for numbers of fish caught. Last Friday it was smoothhounds on board Gethyn Owen's boat Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:41:18 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1258 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1258 Well, what an amazing day Friday was! BFM photographer, Jim Midgley and myself hopped on board Gethyn Owen's Holyhead-based charter boat 'My Way' for a spot of smoothhound fishing. The weather was Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:17:58 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1256 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1256 Hi all, Well I'm just back from my holiday over in the Florida Keys with my good friend Jim O'Donnell. I had five days fishing with him, in some pretty tough conditions, but I managed to boat five Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:59:29 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1236 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1236 Well I'm back in the office now after 22hrs of traveling! Two planes and three car ferries later... We fished hard on our last day and the halibut king struck yet again! David Grand was on real form Fri, 13 May 2011 10:28:55 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1234 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1234 Well what a trip it's been so far. I'm in Norway with Ian Peacock from Din-Tur and were staying at Årviksand in Skjervøy, which is some 300 odd miles inside the Arctic Circle. It's cold here at the Sat, 7 May 2011 20:34:16 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1227 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1227 Well I trust that you all had a fantastic Easter break? I managed to get afloat last Thursday out of Lymington, and what a day it turned out to be! The sun was shining, the wind was pretty much non Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:31:05 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1222 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1222 It's been a while since I Blogged, but then I've been a tad busy of late. I've been trying to get the next mag put to bed before I head off to Norway for a week in search of Halibut, and I've also Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:36:36 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1189 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1189 I was down in Weymouth at the weekend for the grand opening of the new and improved 'Weymouth Angling Centre'. I must say I'm really impressed with the new shop - it's loads bgger than the old one, Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:08:09 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1169 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1169 I managed to get afloat yesterday with good friend Andy Barnes from the Isle of Wight. We headed over to the infamous 'Blocks' off Portsmouth in search of some early plaice. We knew there should be a Wed, 9 Mar 2011 10:59:17 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1165 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1165 Well, it's been another windy month, and I've been office-bound for most of it! I did manage one day afloat though, out of Brighton on board 'Grey Viking'. We'd gone out wrecking to see if any of the Fri, 4 Mar 2011 10:58:37 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1151 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1151 This bloomin' wind is driving me mad! The only saving grace is that the tides this week are a bit big for wrecking, but rest assured I'll be out next week if the wind abates. This is pretty much the Tue, 8 Feb 2011 16:25:13 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1146 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1146 Well I for one am glad that January has been and gone. I visited the London Boat show, then was laid up with swine flu for 10 days! Ever since then the wind has been howling and it's been hard work Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:42:40 GMT http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1126 http://www.boat-fishing-monthly.co.uk/blogs/blogShow.asp?blog=83&post=1126 Phew, thank heavens Christmas and New Year are out of the way. Now it's back to work with a bang. As usual I've got a busy schedule ahead of me this month. The cod have all but disappeared along the Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:23:21 GMT