Tuesday 29 March 2016

Book now and get a £60 Nash goodie bag for just £15!

Book now and get a £60 Nash goodie bag for just £15!

I have been asked by many an angler just how much on average a one-to-one guided day costs and what it involves.

Below is what a day with myself consists off -
  • Session last up to 10hrs.
  • Tickets to venue.
  • All bait & terminal tackle (rigs etc) – most anglers want to use their own rods and reels but mine can be used if needed. If using your own l will advise on the rods, mainline strength etc prior to our day out.
  • Rig explanation.
  • General watercraft.
  • Your questions answered all day.
  • Photographs of your catches plus general shots throughout day, all supplied on disc.
  • Specimen fish entered into competitions and sent to weekly magazines.
  • Blog entry of days event on personal website - www.duncancharman.co.uk
  • Get a Nash goodie bag worth over £60 for just £15 extra when booking this spring. Goodie bags are designed so that you can return and put into practice what you have learnt and are for a limited period only.
Approximate cost of a full one-on-one guided day is £125.


If you want to learn a specific tactic or target a certain species just give me a call or email me and I will find a suitable venue for our day out. For further information call me on 07928 617006 / 01252 315271 or email me duncancharman@me.com

LOOK WHAT YOUR MISSING OUT ON!

LOOK WHAT YOUR MISSING OUT ON!


It’s that time of year when every species of fish is waking up and going on a feeding spree. Just take a look at these two brilliant catches, the first taken by young Tom Aldous whilst we created a feature for Anglers Mail (Tuesday 22nd March). Tom managed around 25lb of quality roach plus a few carp on a day when most would have turned away and gone home.
The other catch was taken by Rob who had never fished the helicopter rig before and had asked me if I could show him just how devastating it was meant to be. This is just part of over 100lb of bream that he caught in just five hours. After lunch he took the rig to another lake and managed a number of tench to over 7lb, and it’s not even April yet!
 
If you are interested in learning just how brilliant this rig is at this time of year and then be able to enjoy catching loads for fish in the future then why not give me a call or email for more details. Prices are very reasonable and I promise, you won’t be disappointed!
 
SPECIAL OFFER
Book now and take advantage of getting a £60 bag of Nash Tackle created for the session for just £15. Please mention this offer when booking.

Telephone 01252 315271 or 07928 617006

Email – duncancharman@me.com

GUIDED DAYS AND NIGHTS FOR CATFISH AND GRASS CARP

GUIDED DAYS AND NIGHTS FOR CATFISH AND GRASS CARP


Catfish nights.
Ever thought about spending a night under the stars targeting our hardest fighting fish of all, the wells catfish? Well here’s your chance as I still have a few nights available in which you can sit back and relax and await that all important bite. Trips commence at 7pm in the evening and finish around 8am and if your concerned about not having the right tackle to deal with these hard fighting fish then don’t be as I can supply all the tackle required as well as all the bait needed. Past customers have enjoyed some hectic nights when not only numerous big cats have been landed but there is also a very good chance of sliding the net under a 20lb plus grass carp.
 
Grass carp by day.
Many won’t have caught a grass carp before as they are not the easiest species to catch but get the tactics and bait right and sport can be frantic. Once again you don’t have to worry about tackle as this will be supplied if needed but standard carp rods and reels are sufficient if you do want to christen yours. Bait and plenty of it, in the form of a range of particles will be supplied so again, once the traps are set you can sit back, relax and drink in the atmosphere. Although grass carp can be caught at night, day time seems better so we usually meet early in the morning and fish through to early evening.



Guided trips this year are limited and with a few dates already gone you need to get in touch with me very soon to avoid disappointment. The cost of these trips is very reasonable and once the tactics have been learnt then you can head back yourself and put what you have learnt into practice. Whether you want a one-to-one guided trip or have a friend to double up with then feel free to call or email me for further information.

SPECIAL OFFER
Book now and take advantage of getting a £60 bag of Nash Tackle created for the session for just £15. Please mention this offer when booking.

Telephone 01252 315271 or 07928 617006
Email – duncancharman@me.com

  

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Monthly Report February 2016

Monthly Report February 2016


Well this month I did exactly what I mentioned in last month’s blog, knock my personal sessions on the head and get on with more important fishy projects. One was to create a data base on fisheries in the south of England, a project that took around a week to complete but one that will save me countless hours in the coming months when the fish are feeding.
I couldn’t ignore the first day of the month though and rushed to the river on the Monday night in hope of another big barbel, however even being an incredible 14 degrees knew that I should have been fishing either on the Sat or Sunday. This was because the river was now fining down after the earlier rain and any barbel in their right mind would have been on the feed when the river was coming up. I also felt it time to publish the two big barbel landed from previous sessions, however when I opened the magazine on the 16th hoping for a nice birthday present wasn’t surprised to see that once again I had come close but as they say ‘no cigar’. Parts 1 and 2 of this barbel campaign can be seen by going to the Anglers Mail website and looking through the blog pages. Expect part 3 soon but don’t expect anything special as unless this cold weather disappears then it may well be somewhat empty! Let’s just hope we get a warm spell at the end of the season as we are still baiting the swims and hope to pounce when conditions dictate. Parts 2 and 3 will be up on my website soon but as you all are aware I have had some testing software and hardware problems of late.
I say pounce,
however this is difficult as my life is somewhat busy for the next few weeks. What with selling the girlfriends house, her moving in and looking for a new job my priorities are somewhat elsewhere, but I will do my best.
In total I only headed out seven times this month. Six were personal sessions either targeting rudd at Frensham or barbel on the river and one session was with a customer fishing for pike. The total hours were just thirty but as well as these sessions I did manage to complete five magazine features and if you take into consideration thee usually take two days, one bankside and one writing them up then along with other fishy relating days my month wasn’t exactly quiet.
So what’s happening in March? Well I have six days already booked guiding and the following months, especially for catfish and grass carp, are th/20th (I will only be there on the Saturday) and a guest speaker on the 17th at Marsh Farm. Add to this that I want to get out and cast a line myself as well as spending quite a few hours helping the girlfriend move house, well it’s going to be hectic to say the least.
filling up nicely. Two features are booked and I know more will be pencilled in, one wedding, The Big One on the weekend of 19

01/02/16 – After the standard Monday morning paperwork had to head to the river for a few hours as it’s amazingly fourteen degrees outside. This is one of my Big Fish sessions which will be report in full soon.
03/02/16 – My god this weathers all over the place, fourteen on Monday and now I awake to a frost. Spent a few hours with my good friend Adrian at Frensham Great Pond targeting pike before returning with near frostbite!
05/02/16 – With the weather so changeable decided to spend the day in the office creating an article for a European Magazine which Inc heading off to catch some fish and do some photographs at a local lake.
08/02/16 – 12/02/16 – Anyone reading my
monthly blog will have noticed that I was thinking of slowing down on the fishing front due to such changeable weather and this is exactly what I have done this week. Apart from two four hour trips to Frensham where I received just one bite, which happened to be from a 2lb 13oz rudd, I have stayed in the office mainly creating a database on venues in the south of England. This database will allow me to produce up to date venue news to Anglers Mail as well as creating articles on fisheries that are fishing well. It may well also reveal a few hidden gems regarding some specimen fish!
15/02/16 – After a day in the office headed to Frensham to meet my brother. We decided to try a new area in the hope of a few more rudd bites, but after the 4hr stint not a single bleep came our way. This wasn’t that unexpected as the temperature did drop to just .5 of a degree come the time we left!
17/02/16 – Headed to Sandhurst Carp Lake this morning to team up with venue regular Steve Blackhurst to create an Anglers Mail Feature. Keep a look out for this one over the next few weeks as it’s a real eye-opener.
18/02/16 – Although it’s my Birthday it’s a busy day in the office as after dropping the car off at 7am for its MOT spent the rest of the day initially getting the tackle sorted for a day on a small southern day ticket venue on Friday, again to produce AM with an article, then writing a few bits for the Nash website as well as the previous days feature.
19/02/16 – Up before sunrise and heading south, picking up Tom Aldous on route before spending the day roach fishing to produce an ‘On the Bank’ feature for Anglers Mail. Watch out for this one if you like roach as it reveals a brilliant venue.
22/02/16 – Spent the morning and early afternoon at Twynersh Fishery producing a ‘Where to Fish’ opener for Anglers Mail, then headed to the river for a few hours barbel fishing along with baiting up.

23/02/16 – Up early again but delayed my journey down to Passies in West Sussex to create an Anglers Mail ‘Where to Fish’ opener due to it being extremely cold. Fortunately come mid morning it had warmed up and the long journey not wasted and feature completed.
24/02/16 – Spent the day in the office writing the previous days feature up.
26/02/16 – One of those days in the office catching up on fishy paperwork that had started to pile up.
28/02/16 – Back up to Twynersh Fishery to complete the previous feature.
29/02/16 – Headed to Frensham to meet up with my brother and hopefully catch the odd fish, however just two bites came our way, or should I say my way and both were from rudd weighing 2lb 2oz.