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Whiting [Species Menu] [Whiting articles] Common name: Whiting Latin name: Merlangius merlangus Record weight: Although one of our most common fish, whiting are a relatively small species with a shore caught record of just 4lb 7drams and a boat record of 6lb 12oz. Distribution: Found from Iceland to the Northern Mediterranean. Does not appreciate warm…

It was certainly a Who’s Who of the angling world. Mrs Sue Stone was a most honoured guest who was given a very warm welcome by everyone. Sue the wife of the Society’s first President, Peter, was presented with a cheque by Fred Crouch, the current President of the Society. We were also privileged to…

Strange how the soft plastic “muppets” attract and catch fish. Go to tropical waters and see them trolled at 7 or 8 knots for big game species, fish them with or without bait for cod and pollack over wrecks and reefs. It really is uncanny why fish are suicidally attracted to these lures with a…

You know the score, The weekend comes round, and by the time you have done that little list of jobs that the good lady has compiled for you during the week, youre lucky if you get half a days fishing in before it’s Monday morning and you are crawling in snail-like traffic, breathing in the…

The main event at Rutland Water last week was the autumn pairs held on Saturday. Fishery Manager Jon Marshall said “It was an excellent competition with plenty of fish in perfect condition, 36 anglers caught 111 trout. Rutland Water warden Nigel Savage took five fish for 15lb 4?oz, the two best fish (rainbows) weighed 3lb…

Those of us who fish a lot work very hard to stay plugged in to the “fishing grapevine” because we know that without this informal network feeding back the “what, where, when and how” we are going to miss out on some of the seasons best fishing. It is not a one way street, you…