Brandon Butler Articles
My first ‘proper’ session of the year on Hollybush wasn’t till the back end of April, as I had been working a lot and just doing the odd day session as and when I could. It got to a point where I really wanted a longer session so I decided [...]
At the start of 2016 I didn’t really do much fishing. I had important exams coming up at college, so I was cracking on and doing my revision for them. Angling wise, my main target for 2016 was going to be to catch the rest of the fish I had [...]
After having had the target fish that I wanted from Church Farm, it was time for me to move on and find a new venue to fish. I had a few options open to me, but one that caught my eye was Hollybush Lakes, a fishery steeped in so much carp fishing history. I [...]
After spending the last couple of weeks flitting around on different venues, it was time to head back to Church Farm at Yateley. I checked the weather for the week ahead and the pressure was expected to drop and a new South Westerly wind was forecast for the next couple of days, so I [...]
After knuckling down and getting a load of revision done, as my college course was coming to an end, I decided it was finally time to get back on the bank. I hadn’t really had the sticks out for a decent session for a while, so I decided to hedge my bets and get [...]
After being unable to get out on the bank for a few weeks it really was time for a trip out, and with a week's break from college coming up it was a great time to do just that. The only concern I had was the weather, which was certainly against me as minus [...]
With my school exams over I could now dedicate my spare time to fishing on the Hartley Witney club waters at Church Farm in Yateley. I decided to fish the Back Lake which holds a good head of carp; not the biggest maybe, but it certainly holds some surprises and beautiful fish. I was [...]
During late spring and early summer months, I decided to spend the majority of my time on my local club water. After having a memorable spring landing the biggest known resident from the complex's ‘Middle Lake’ I decided to spend the rest of the year on the ‘Back Lake’ as there are a lot [...]
I arrived at the fishery late afternoon as I knew the park would start to quieten down around this time. After a good walk around, I decided against fishing the snaggy areas that I tend to favour, as I had spotted some fish held out in the open water area near the main area of [...]
As we arrived at the complex on Saturday morning the group that was just pulling off said there had been a couple of carp out that night, but nothing in the daytime. This was probably to do with the weather, as temperatures were hitting up to 31 degrees! My allocated pegs were 15 to 21, [...]
