A little about me, I’m what you would call lucky!
I fish because it’s my passion and I share this passion with my close friends and fishing buddies. I’m a consultant for Wychwood, so get to use amazing gear and play with products before they even come out in the shops. I have a technical mind, so a love of what makes good bait and quality pop ups. This means I work with people to develop bait that helps me catch more fish! And at this point you are thinking “Lucky” right? If not then my real job is a designer for one of the largest chocolate companies that allows me to finish early Fridays so I can go fishing!
My fishing consists of maybe 3 weekends a month with the odd overnight and afternoon if I can’t do a weekend. During the winter months I manage a couple of carp competitions, as I feel this is a real test of my fishing ability and pushes me to my limits.
I am also a Bailiff on Willow Park Fishery a day ticket venue on the Hampshire / Surrey boarders and each year we hold a Rig Clinic to give something back to everyone that fishes there from beginners to people after an edge to target a specific fish.
With fishing being something I simply love doing it could be a Park lake, Day ticket water or 
Syndicate, as I enjoy each session for different reasons. Every lake has a character fish, beautiful surroundings or simply amazing people and it’s these things that make every fishing day a good one.
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Crucian It…
Posted by Catch and Release October 28, 2015Crucian It… The Opportunity A couple of weeks ago I fished my club lake for carp with a little success, but I wasn’t setting the world alight like the guy in the next swim. I was getting cleared out before the carp moved in. Around 4kg later and I’d... -
Behind the scenes
Posted by Darryll Slater September 13, 2015Behind the scenes Behind the Crafty Carper August “Just the ticket” feature. This session you find me fishing the Big Lake, a 10-acre, tree-lined water at my local day ticket venue, Willow Park Fishery, in Ash on the Surrey / Hampshire border. I’m a regular on this family run mini... -
Fishing it first
Posted by Darryll Slater April 8, 2015FISHING IT FIRST I got a sneak peak before the launch of Willow Park Fishery’s redeveloped of the Big Lake. It also would have been rude not to get the rods out before it opened to the public. So lets see what all the talks been about. I... -
Social skills
Posted by Darryll Slater March 25, 2015Catch and Release Social at White Springs in Wales The 190 Miles from my home soon flew by and in only 3 hours I arrived at the lakes to be greeted by the lovely John Flewin from Tales Media. Lets just say the banter started very early as the... -
Storm Trooper
Posted by Darryll Slater January 15, 2015With the promise of strong winds and mild conditions it seems lots of us took to the bank after a lump or two. Some made it and some didn’t! Brolly down, brolly down! Tony is already down the Club Lake and set up with a great island location. After a... -
FULL MOON CARP HUGGING
Posted by Darryll Slater December 17, 2014I’ve had a club ticket for a beautiful 18-acre lake for years and I’m really not sure why I haven’t fished it for the carp. I’ve often had a day session for the massive Crusians and Tench, but not given the carp a second thought. Maybe its because I’ve done... -
Special Permission and on a mission
Posted by Darryll Slater November 28, 2014We all enjoy fishing its why we do it right? But different things drive different people, some it’s all about size, some it’s named fish and some it’s the lure of unknowns in a 120 acre unfished gravel pit. Some will only fish rivers and after the floods this year... -
Nemesis return
Posted by Darryll Slater October 31, 2014Well it didn’t quiet go to plan this weekend. The urban oasis and forgotten hideaway is still full of weed and now covered in leaves. This meant that for my first session on this special club lake is was a nonstarter! With only a few hours before darkness and the... -
Hard work doesn’t always = Rewards!
Posted by Darryll Slater October 25, 2014This week you find me at Willow Park Fishery on the Hampshire / Surrey boarders. It’s like a second home to me, as I bailiff the venue and have a swim named after me. I might have spent a few sessions in the swim when I first started fishing here.... -
The secret lake
Posted by Darryll Slater October 11, 2014Shhhhh! It’s a Secret Estate Lake Every now and then I get an invite to fish somewhere very special and this was one such invite. I’d been given the chance to fish a couple of nights on an old estate lake in the middle of nowhere. And it’s only...