Norfolk Fishing Life a coarse angling blog

Well it has certainly been a while! Sorry that the blog has been pushed to the back-burner for so long, and it’s great to see some comments from you all. Life has been a little hectic having finally managed to move into a farmhouse we have been renovating - which you can see at www.waterloo-farm.co.uk

However, I have managed to catch a couple of ‘A Passion for Angling‘ fishing shows and with the lighter evenings and brighter mornings I am twitching to get back by the bank side.

I am really not sure when that might be, I need to purchase a rod license first, which brings me onto a plug for the Environment Agency. I received a great email from them a couple of weeks ago, it was the Spring Edition of ‘Reel Life‘. I was very impressed the professionalism of the email, and also the excellent content and material in articles it was promoting. I shall add a couple of blogs about those in due course.

However, in thoughts of turning back to the bank, I would really like to find a venue within a 15-20 minute drive where I can find some decent Tench fishing. I wonder if there is anyone out there who can recommend any?

Cheers, Nigel

• Name: Taswood Lakes
• Location: Tas Valley, near Flordon
• Reviewed: No
• Permits Available: All Carp tickets have to be booked in advance of fishing.
• Cost:
  • Carp ticket: 7.00am to 6.00pm £7
  • Coarse ticket: 7.00am to 6.00pm £6
  • Overnight ticket: 7.00pm to 7.00am £10

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• Name: Swangey Lakes
• Location: West Carr, near Attleborough
• Reviewed: No
• Permits Available: Day ticket only on the bank
• Cost: £12 for 24hours (Evening: concessions)

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What a hoot! It has been over three years since I last went fishing, and my return to the bankside was much over-due.

You will be able to see by the picture of the beautiful Mirror Carp, that it was also not a blank! I really did have a great time, even though there were plenty of beginner mistakes.

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Well I finally got a chance to have a better investigation of the tackle box tonight - it’s in a bit of a sorry and disorganised state.

There was even a disintegrating boilie still hair rigged from my last trip, it may even have been the one that caught my last Tench!

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Hell might be a bit extreme for the bag, but not for the smell!

This is the one item of my fishing gear that is actually in my possession. I did not think I could store this up in my in laws loft, they would have wondered exactly what I was storing up there.

I finally ventured a look inside today, the first time since 21st July 2004. (The last time I went fishing). It was certainly opened with some trepidation, and with me trying to keep my nose as far away as possible from the grand opening. (more…)