Quite some years ago now, I was fortunate to have fished two beautiful lakes that had largely escaped the attentions of serious carp anglers. One man had lived a summer on one of them, in the 1970’s, but in those days of deep and dark carp secrets, he told few people exactly what he had caught, and so the mystery remained.
Being able to find fish on a lake before you even put your boat in the water is key to a successful day on the water. Looking at a map and being able to read the bottom of the lake and determine the migration route the fish will follow to and from the feeding grounds…
For the past few years, the main events on the circuit have been the “Hardy” competition and the “Peregrine” competition. There has also been the Welsh Water event, but it was always going to be difficult to see that one going ahead with all of the cutbacks in the Welsh Water Company. This season it…
The railway system wasn’t working. In fact it was a disgrace, with commuters taking five hours to complete a journey that usually took thirty minutes. I’m certain the third world countries railways were more efficient. Then we, the travelling public, had the final insult when it was reported that our failed Rail Track Chairman who…
We have a calendar at work that gives you a thought for the day on each page, some witty, some poignant, mostly naff. Todays message warranted repeating though I thought, it read, Give someone a fish and it will feed them for a day, give someone the knowledge to fish and you will feed them…
River Ribble despite the rain and sometimes coloured water some good fish are being caught sea and brown trout this month is the last for both species the season ends on September 30th Balderston area producing good chub catches, three roach averaging about 12 ounces caught on float fished gentles, is this a sign of…
First of all I will look at the centrepin reel and the techniques and uses we can use one for. The centrepin reel, or Nottingham Reel, so-called due to the fact that its modern coarse fishing design was invented in Nottingham for use on the Trent, has a variety of uses not just in rivers…