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To a certain extent this is true for many anglers must specialise in what is logistically the nearest form of angling to their home. Cost and ease of access often deter us from roving further afield and it is only when we venture off on holiday that we get the chance to experience something different….

It was with great relief that Bill and I drove round the M25 to join the A1 on a very early musty morning at the advent of the school holidays. Our destination – Willow Waters at Pocklington near York. My customary needlework and holiday reading material was neatly packed alongside Bill’s fishing tackle which as…

It was drizzling on the afternoon I went to visit the 88-year-old Pariente, who was quick to point out that he took up fly-fishing in the Forties, when Spain was recovering from its civil war and waders were just beginning to make their way into the country from across the Pyrenees. That one of the…

Skate [Species Menu] [Skate articles] Common name: Common skate Latin name: Raja batis Record weight: One of our largest coastal fish, the common skate record is also one of the most likely to be broken. The main factor stopping to from being claimed at present is the lack of adequate weighing equipment aboard boats, for…

Judging from response so far there are already a lot of anglers using the new floats as we completely sold out of the first production batch within a week! Looking firstly at the Carptek range there are six different floats in the family:CARPTEK 1This is a popular carp float ideal for use with meat, corn…

I know that I am not alone in this, so it is a good time to talk about the welfare of our pike and zander stocks. Although often portrayed as ferocious predators, once on the bank these fish are amongst the most delicate you will ever come across. Big pike and zander are rare creatures….