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On Friday 13th September 2002 it will be fifty years since the late Richard Walker caught his record common carp carp weighing 44lbs from Bernithan Court near Ross-on-Wye. Its now known as Redmire Pool. To celebrate the occasion I will be broadcasting an interview with the late Richard Walker describing the capture of his record…

My diary is in some ways a bit too detailed, but in other ways not enough is recorded. I include a column for unusual birds that I have seen during my fishing trip, as I am also a keen bird-watcher, but I do not record which position the fly is on the cast. Diaries are…

On page 66, at the start of the Autumn section of ‘Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing’, Peter is taken Barbel fishing by his father. Their chosen tactic is to trot a seven foot glide with 4 gentles (maggots to you and me !) on a No.9 hook to 3X gut. This is presented below a ‘big…

This type of fishing is very specialised and originated at places like Drayton Reservoir and Arrow Valley lake. Big lakes such as these often require the angler to fish at distance and when the fish are up in the water the approach can result in some huge catches of carp. I must be honest at…

Obvious ones that are in daily use for example are herds, flocks, and shoals, but there are hundreds of names describing specific species. I was intrigued to learn that an animal which I think is of special attractiveness to most of mankind, the porpoise, and also the dolphin, have a social structure which includes similarities…

brill [Species Menu] [brill articles] Latin name: Scophthalmus rhombus Record weight: One of the smaller species of flatfish, the boat caught brill record is a huge fish of 16lb exactly, whilst the shore caught best lies some-way behind at only 7lb 7oz 8 drams. Distribution: Found throughout the North Atlantic, although mainly in deeper water…