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If it is a temporary solution then a couple of coats of quick drying dope, clear nail or domestic varnish over the whipping will not look so pretty, but it will more than likely see you through the rest of the season, or at least until you can get a pro rod builder to strip…

Loch Katrine – 8 miles long, around a mile wide, and surrounded by slopes clad in marvellous mixed woodland of oak, birch and rowan, backed by mountain peaks with mysterious Gaelic names; Beinn Chabhair (933m), Stob a’Choin (869m) and Ben Venue (727m), to name but a few. The scenery is literally legendary – immortalised by…

Frozen sandeel will wake some memories with these hungry fish, sprats and joey mackerel will assume a seasonal importance but squid, worm and crab will make up the bulk of the baits offered. An important bait often overlooked at this time of year is Prawn. A floatfished prawn is a good bait at most times…

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SATURDAY21st October 2000 18:58 August’s angle weekly articles monthly articles Products gift ideas fishing magazines fishing bookshop product reviews My fishing email us trophy room clubroom free classifieds reader’s letters BRITISH RECORD (rod-caught) FISH COMMITTEE AIMS AND OBJECTSThe Committee exists to recognise and publish record weights of both fresh and salt water fish caught on…

Even the rivers are losing their mystery to some extent, many of the big fish in them having a ‘name and address’ and being caught time and time again by anglers who camp in the swims, then parade their photographs in weekly angling papers. There are of course exceptions, particularly with big rivers such as…