OK, OK, so I've been remiss in keeping this up to date. Hope you haven't missed me too much.

A number of reasons - the main one being the preparation for our move to South Wales taking up so much of my fishing time, my getting together the Newbury Angling Association's latest quarterly newsletter and a rubbish set of catches when I have been.

The meagre summary for May was:

2nd May and 29th April - Treoes lake, Bridgend - on the Glamorgan Anglers Club ticket. A lovely, very well presented lake, maybe a similar size to Alders, with two central islands that can be reached pretty much from any swim. My first Welsh fish was a 7oz skimmer, the lake being heavily populated with them and also roach and carp. Totalled 15 bream (to 1lb 4), 21 roach  (to a decent 10oz) and a feisty 6lb 4 Common. A decent start, though the locals (as ever) caught so much more than me.

16th - a single (gnarled but highly appreciated) 5lb 2 tench just before dark

23rd - Willows - a Common - 11lb 7 on the float during an evening of many bites but few connections

27th - Half Round ponds - Llanshamlet - 2 small semi-circular lakes, one packed with silvers, the other larger carp as well as small tench (had 5 to 12 oz). Float fishing with expander pellet, the one decent fish turned out to be an eel! Probably the first I've caught since the 80's and a pretty good thunker at 3lbs 1. Lip hooked too. Very happy. A terrible picture I'm afraid as it was a devil in the net and was so sunny that I couldn't see what I was doing!