SATURDAY21st October 2000

Specie: chub Weight: ? Location: nr Doncaster The Chub and the Barbel were both caught on the same mission. They do like luncheon meat! What weight do you think they are, as I didn’t have any scales about as I was travelling light moving up and down the river with the perfectly visible fish. They…

After a walk round, climbing a few small trees on the way, I saw nothing to inspire me so I plumped for the area of open water again. The days are much longer now so it is a luxury to be able to take my time getting the casts spot on before darkness descends. After…

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It seems almost as if the 12 foot beachcaster has become a badge of office, a status symbol, for the aspiring shore angler, for those that know, nothing could be further from the truth.Floatfishing a sandeel bait in the magenta half light of dawn or working a prawn behind a limpid swell tinted with the…

In most peoples eyes, fishing for zander means visiting the fens. Although this is not strictly true, as zander can be found in a whole host of waters now up and down the country, it is true that the Fenland rivers and drains will remain the home of the zander.

I have been involved with the capture of some very big marlin in the heydays of Madeira but I think that apart from the two 1200 pound plus fish we had there in 1997, this fish is the best since then. I have guided in Canada, Alaska and Russia for salmon and had them up…