TUESDAY29th February 2000

Anglian Water use a large number of the Hanningfield fish for their stocking programme throughout the season. Yet in July the staff at Hanningfield noted problems with their cages of trout and then in early August there was an order put on the fishery to prevent the movement of trout to other waters. The Environmental…

When I caught my first 30-pound pike in October 1974 it was one of ‘only’ 8 thirty pound pike caught within the UK that winter. Today, significantly more such fish are landed each season yet the overall standard of sport has declined. Today’s pike angler catches fewer pike than his predecessor did in the 1970’s…

How many times have you finished a session in the darkness, made a quick check of the swim for tackle left behind, only to find when you get home you’ve left your bank-stick behind? Many of the better bank-sticks are coloured black, not at all helpful for showing up in the dark. To make them…

Now, going by the title of this piece you might be forgiven for thinking that this is one of those ‘travel’ pieces. Well. It’s not. It’s actually about how I managed to catch some fish that weren’t feeding. Read between the lines and you might pick up a tip or two – or you might…

www.fishooked.com AT LAST – THE ULTIMATE “WHERE TO FISH” GUIDE. Fishooked is an extensive, interactive database of information on more than 5000 Freshwater fisheries (Game, Coarse & Combination) throughout the UK and Ireland. If you’re looking to catch specimens of a certain weight, find a fishery with specific facilities, or even just locate the fishery…

The offshore potential of the Seychelles has been an open secret for longer. The islands lie on a relatively shallow plateau that rises out of the great depths of the open ocean. The wide expanses of the Indian Ocean feed huge numbers of fish into the crystalline waters of the islands. Here swim marlin, sailfish,…