SATURDAY21st October 2000

Still, I should be able to find a little bit of time to fit in a few evenings chub fishing. Like all specimen angling though, catching big chub consistently is about preparation. I have done my home work and I have a good idea of where to fish, which in itself can take a long…

Fly fishing the ocean has taken over much of my fishing time. Having said that, I still try to fish for all species in both fresh and saltwater when time and conditions allow, especially the chub in winter on my local river, the Ribble. Recently I visited the United States to chase striped bass in…

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University Challenge. Starter for one. Which organisation is best equipped to run Britain’s fisheries?B-a-a-a-rp. King’s College, Cambridge. “British Waterways”. “Why’s that then,” says Jeremy Paxman.”Simple,” says a spotty youth with double-barrelled surname whose stately home has more bedrooms than the average council estate. “Because they can make a profit out of it.”The Environment Agency and…

The day was blistering as it can be on the plains of Eastern Mongolia in the very late summer. Johnny and I left the camp and walked across the endless flat flood plain of the Onon river for more than three hours, covering well over ten miles in the broiling heat. The terrain was wild…

Baits such as elderberry, hemp and wormsare used less often. Ignore these baits though at yourperil, particularly the most versatile of them all,the humble loaf of bread. The beauty of a loaf ofbread is that it can be fished in so many differentways. From a piece of crust torn from the loaf to aball of…