Bristol Angling Centre Blog

  1. Preston On Box X3 Special, limited edition

    Every now and again Preston come out with a real gem, this box is real value for money.Everything you see in the picture is included in the price.The Onbox X3 has been around a few years, there are loads in use on the bank, this special offer has £80 worth of extras completely Free of charge.The box comes complete with...
  2. Daves Dozen, Bristol Docks 10/5/12

    Rain, rain and more rain, and we are in a drought area. With all the rivers in the area in full flood it was no surprise that the docks was heavily coloured for thursdays evening match. Strong winds made presentation difficult and the chocolate water meant the fish weren't in a mood to feed.Making the best of conditions, at Baltic...
  3. Daves Dozen, Bristol Docks 3/5/12

    This was the last match to be held at Welsh Back, before the matches move to Baltic Wharf and thursday night was typical of the weather recently, wet, wet, wet and windy. Dirty water from the Avon had worked its way through the docks system into Welsh Back but still the skimmers fed.Top rod on the night was match organiser...
  4. Maver Satanic X Carp Pole

    This New Satanic X Carp pole from Maver is due in stock any day, it has been designed by the design team at Maver UK. The design team know exactly what UK anglers need from a pole that is going to be used on modern UK commercials, in fact a lot of the field testing was done at Larford Lakes...
  5. Milo Festival 2012, Whiteacres

    Last months Bait-tech festival will be remembered for the blazing sunshine and lots of fish, this festival will be remembered for rain, rain and more rain, and not forgeting the strong winds, but then its the same for everybody.The first day of the festival, I woke on the monday morning with rain hammering on the lodge roof, another typical wet...
  6. England 'Talent' Day

    Last Sunday I was invited to fish, along with 20 current and future international anglers, the England 'talent' day on the Gloucester Canal at Rea Bridge.The day before the under 23s held their trials on the stretch between Simms and Rea bridges. It was a difficult day for the lads, a few roach and an odd bream, caught late, made...
  7. Daves Dozen, Easter Weekend

    The Easter weekend match was spoilt by dirty water and cold northerly winds. Easter weekend is a busy time on the docks, lots of boats entering and leaving the harbour, combined with some of the highest spring tides of the year meant the water had had a good influx of brackish sea water, so the recent good weights couldnt be...
  8. Bait-tech Festival, Whiteacres

    I have just got back from Whiteacres, the Bait-tech Festival, and what a week it was. In the past, the first festival of the year usually meant gale force wind and driving rain, how different this year, 24 degrees and not a cloud in the sky and the fish really had a munch, lots of anglers averaged over 100lb per...
  9. Daves Dozen, Bristol Docks 22/3/12

    The docks are starting to fish consistently well at the moment, steady warm water temperatures have meant that the skimmers are well 'on'. Thursday evenings match was fished at Welsh Back and Police Launch reaches. The docks are being dredged at the moment so the water is very coloured and at times it pulls fast towards the sea as silty...
  10. Semi Final Practice Weekend

    Saturday we had a team line up on the the Competition reach, this was our last and for some of us, the only weekend we had to practice, the recent changes by the angling trust meant that we had to choose between practicing for the semi or fishing the Sensas Challenge final on the Gloucester canal, I would sooner have...
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