SATURDAY21st October 2000

I was keen to get back after getting to grips with the place and catching bream over 7lb, tench over 6lb 8oz and the icing on the cake, a lovely mirror carp just over 16lb. Another car greeted me as I made my way down the track, the first person I had seen at the…

I did two one-night sessions and neither were very inspiring. Both were in fact, days when the lake was packed out. Both then, you will not be surprised to hear, were complete blanks for me. Too busy for the carp to get in the edge and too busy for the carp to feed confidently at…

The shoals of mackerel have been very patchy this year and only the optimists have gone to sea banking on catching sufficient mackerel for enough bait to last the days fishing. Most boat fishing regulars have hedged their bets with a box of frozen squid or, if you are fortunate enough to live by the…

We offer blue water fishing to those who want a grand prize, we’ve caught Mia Mia dolphin and tuna’s and hooked into swordfish off the Gambia, the travelling time is 2 hours being 30 miles until the continental shelf drops, this is a great experience off west Africa. Inland fishing is good all year round,…

Articles by Dr Paul Garner Dr Paul Garner Despite being born in central London, Paul Garner comes from a family who’s history has been intertwined with angling for generations. During his teens Paul spent most of his time match fishing with local clubs, travelling to such exotic venues as the Hampshire Avon and Great Ouse…

Driving there, it started to rain very heavily which made me think that the river would be coloured and a waste of time. The previous year, Neville had tipped me off about a couple of bays on Corrib from which it was possible to bank fish, so it was to there that I headed. Neville…