John's Fishing Blog

The recent spell of wet and windy weather is really having an effect on the lake levels!  Take a look at the pics below taken at Herons Green on Chew and you will see the difference.  The spillway at the Dam is now rapidly filling but the water is really muddy due to the gale force winds.

Chew is now only a couple of feet off top water and still rising, but it is these last few feet that always take the longest to fill.  Considering the long, dry Summer, it is amazing how quickly the lakes have risen this Winter.

Pike on Sky Tight Lines

Next Friday, Tony Donnelly and myself are featured on Sky TV's Tight Lines programme fishing for pike.  The first part of the filming was shown before Christmas where we targetted the Chew Pike using deadbaits from the boat.  http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/tv-shows/tight-lines/9082406/chew-...

This coming episode shows another day where we used lures only to take some cracking pike.  Although the vast majority of pike anglers that visit Chew use deadbaits, this programme shows the quality of fish that can be taken using lures.

Lexus dates now available

The Lexus European Flyfishing Championships calendar is now available and entries are being invited.
For more information, log on to:- www.lexusflyfishing.co.uk

Pike Trials phone-in begins 4th Jan

For those of you interested in pike trials fishing on Chew, the telephone lines open tomorrow, 4th January.  Booking is on a "1st come 1st served" basis and the Chew Valley hotline number is 01275 332339

Judging by the great comments I have received, our new TV Series "Chris Tarrant Goes Fishing" seems to have struck a chord with the angling community - and hopefully non anglers too!

Denis Moules wrote "Well done John with the C5 series - as good as I have seen for a long, long time. Best wishes".

Jock Kettles wrote "Watched your fishing in Canada the other night. Really enjoyed it, looked like the trip of a lifetime"

Jim Boyd wrote "Congratulations John on the great first fishing episode of the new series. Reckon you and Chris have got the content of this spot on. Great, sensible but highly entertaining presentation, terrific fishing, superb action, great photography and great craic. If the rest of the series is as good as this one then reckon it will be one of the best TV fishing series ever. Well done".

Simon Bird wrote "Congratulations on your TV show, excellent".

Ian Spicer wrote "Truly brilliant! The best I've seen since "A passion for angling". At last it seems we have a fishing program that is not about 'how big the fish is' or 'how to catch' or 'look at me in this lovely place that you couldn't afford to travel to' but about how to enjoy FISHING. Not just catching but fishing in all its dimensions ... why we fish, what moves us about fishing, why we started, who influenced us. I honestly thoroughly enjoyed it...."

Malcolm Hunt wrote "Well done John. Great programme and nice to hear the discussion on fish and pain. at last ..... a must watch for all the family. Best of all, the other half suggested I go fishing there and she can relax on the beach ... everyones a winner".

If you missed the series then watch all episodes on www.channel5.com/demand5