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I suppose if you have to compare an asp with any fish that youre likely to know about immediately, it would be a chub. They are roughly the same shape, have approximately the same scale patterns and are blessed, also, with big bullish heads. However, its here that these superficial likenesses end. The asp is…

mullet [Species Menu] [mullet articles] Common name: Grey Mullet Latin name: Mugil labeo, Mugil capito, Mugil labrosus Mullet make an interesting target for the shore based angler, not least because the largest specimens and best fishing is often found only a few feet from the shore! This is reflected in the record weights with the…

Look at it this way, those fish are the trawlermans wages. When the fish are landed on the fish market they need to be in top condition if he is to get the best price for his labours. Keeping fish refrigerated and clean means that when it is purchased a day or two later it…

I had disgraced myself by casting a spoon into the rigging of one of these aquatic spacecraft and Jeff had gotten a little panic stricken as a result. He’d snuck aboard, freed the lure then swiftly bundled me into his truck and shot off home before we were spotted, and he was recognised. Once home,…

Its a fascinating life, I can tell you. What I can say is that down the hill, at the bottom of what I euphemistically call my garden is a lake of unparalleled beauty. Each morning I have my curtains drawn to reveal my wake-up-tea, and beyond, a glistening expanse of jewel-like water. If the lady…

This is an old, well established, pretty fishery with a reputation for good sport. I had not fished the lake for a number of years but was impressed when I last fished it, in a N.A.S.A. London Region fish-in for Cancer Research that raised over £6000.