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I can’t even remember the name of the pub on Achill Island, in County Mayo, where I heard a phrase in Irish : ‘Ronnoch mor’ but I’m sure it was uttered by a big, red-faced, 60-ish commercial fisherman called Mangan. I asked him what it meant and he said, “The great mackerel”. Now at the…

Catfish [Species Menu] [Catfish articles] Common name: Wels catfish Latin name: Silurus glanis Record weight: Weight recognised by the British Record Fish Committee is 62lb caught by Richard Garner from Withy Lake in Bedfordshire in 1997. This fish is unlikely to be ever beaten as although several much larger fish have been caught the record…

A dream I hardly considered possible given that I was restricted to bank fishing due to my lack of access to a boat, and that the fishing was difficult from this spot, hard going, ending in a lot of blank days.I was once a fairly pessimistic angler, and therefore didnít expect to catch. If I…

Wareham is in Dorset and on the opposite side of Poole Harbour to Poole.Directions: Take the A351 towards Swanage. On leaving Sandford and coming in to Wareham take the road to the town centre. The first bridge is over the River Piddle. Go over this bridge straight on through the traffic lights turning left just…

That would seem to be the picture that some people have in their minds about recent events at Blithfield reservoir. The truth however, is rather different! Letís start at the beginning.Blithfield reservoir is an 800 acre water supply reservoir situated near the village of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire. The fishing is run by Blithfield Anglers…

When the first ghostly shadow appears from the depths you catch your breath. Then another and another fish casually ambles along, not more than a rod length from the bank. You cannot believe your luck, baits are lowered into the margins and you retire back into the undergrowth. As the sun rises higher in the…