Hi, I have now moved my blog to the below address www.thechoppedworm.com Tight lines Daniel Woolcott ..read more

05/06/18 - After some great success on another lake bagging fish up to a new PB of 8lb 14oz it was time to move back onto the main lake in search of that elusive double figure fish. I have been fishing this particular lake for over three years now and despite putting in a considerable amount of time I hadn’t managed to catch my target. I planned a long session in late May as my last real attempt to catch one prior to spawning and this would literally be my last session of the season so If I didn’t managed my target fish I would have to wait a whole year until I returned. I arrived at the lake ..read more

I have been fishing some local gravel pits that hold some very large tench for three years now and although I caught a few fish I am yet to catch that elusive double figure monster. Most of the tench  I caught were males around 6lb and although they were lovely fish for the amount of time and effort I put in I wasn't very happy with the end result. I was adamant that this year was to be different and I made it my ultimate target to at least obtain a PB tench over 8lb 2oz. I looked at my set up, bait, tackle, rigs and approach to my tench fishing and made the changes I thought wo ..read more

01/03/18 - One of the species that I haven't done a lot of fishing for is the Grayling and my PB was pretty much non existent so when my mate James Champkin called me up and invited me to have a go for them I couldn't say no. I hadn't seen James since we went fishing at Lochnaw together over four years ago so it was great to catch up with him. Having only trotted a few times before for other species such as chub and dace I am no expert at the method but was looking forward to giving it a go. The plan was to head up to the river for two days  fishing  basic trotting tactics. 4lb ..read more

12/02/18 - Following my recent pike sessions on the river Medway, most of which ended in disappointing blanks I decided to have a change of scenery and headed for the famous fen drains in Cambridgeshire. I knew the odds were against me and the fishing would be hard but I was up for the challenge. At least I would have some company and was joined by my brother in-law Jamie who is a keen angler and has recently turned into a specimen hunter targeting a variety of fish. The plan was to spend two nights and two days fishing focusing on the Zander at night and the Pike during daylight hours ..read more

I have fished the River Medway since I was eight years old and used to go regularly with my dad fishing various stretches in Tonbridge, specifically Cannon Bridge and adjacent streams. We didn't have a clue what we were doing but It was during theses sessions that I began to learn the basics of fishing and caught a few fish along the way. I have only fished the river a couple of times in recent years specifically targeting the pike but really I should have fished it more often as it is my local river, however that was all to change this winter when I decided to target a 20l ..read more

During the month of October I had perch on my mind and so I made my way to a local lake that contained some decent size fish to target. Although the perch are not massive in this particular lake they are great sport on light kit and It seemed the great venue for a peaceful day out on the bank. The session was more of a social event and my brother in law Jamie also joined me. The lake is a beautiful small estate lake set behind Hever Castle set in tranquil surroundings. It is stocked with most coarse fish and also contains some lovely wild carp that I was to find out about later on in ..read more

22/08/17 - I have been putting in quite a bit of time fishing recently and with August rapidly coming to an end I thought It would be nice to mix things up and have a couple of sessions on the upper Medway in search of some Barbel. I have fished this stretch of the Medway many times before (please see previous posts) and I was confident that I could winkle out a couple of fish and get a bend in the rod. Although there are no monsters in this particular stretch a double figure Barbel is a real possibility and my PB Barbel was from here weighing 11lb 7oz. For my first sessio ..read more

I am happy to report that I was shortlisted for the 2016 Korum Specimen Cup and was a runner up in the respected competition. The nomination was mainly down to my roach catches of 2lb 9oz, 2lb 11oz and a massive 3lb 11oz roach which was the largest of the season. I had a very hard session on Lochnaw with only two fish for the whole week and the conditions were far from suitable. I braved it out for a week in high winds and really cold conditions on my own. I even had to climb a tree to get signal to talk to the kids and the misses. I have a blog post on the session if you wish to rea ..read more

I have been fishing the same pits for two years now in search of that elusive 10lb tench. I'm lucky enough to have one of the best tench waters in the country only half an hours drive away and come spring I try to take full advantage of its close proximity. Fishing works nights when the missus lets me maximises my chances but I just cant seem to bag the ten pound plus fish. This year I decided to concentrate on another lake on the complex that still holds some big tench but not the calibre of fish found on one particular lake that I usually fish. The main reason f ..read more