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Last weekend I had two days at Earlswood. On Saturday I drew peg 17 on the Windmill Lake and to be honest I didn’t fancy it at all as the favoured area in recent weeks has been the dam wall or the forties. The good thing about bream waters though is that the fish are…

Dreamstream Newzealand Dreamstream Newzealand“Roanoke” RD2TurangiLake TaupoNew Zealand.Tel: ++64 (7) 386 6393Fax: ++64 (7) 386 0660 Email: dreamstream@fishing.co.uk For decades New Zealand, or Aotearoa as the native Maori’s call it, has been known as a fisherman’s mecca, the “Anglers El-Dorado”. For decades New Zealand, or Aotearoa as the native Maori’s call it, has beenknown as a…

Articles by Bill Rushmer Bill Rushmer Bill is a chartered Chemist and retired teacher who is still fighting to keep the lid off his coffin. Remains as barmy about his fishing as he was over forty years ago – and is still loving it. Married to Virginia who is just as crazy about her fishing….

Last Saturday I fished the match at Bewdley and when I drew peg 115, the pipe swim, I really fancied my chances of a big weight. I won off this peg on the first midweek match of the season with sixty-one pounds of barbel; I’ve had a successful magazine feature off it and done some…

Rods and ReelsMost of us, when we first start lure fishing, use the same rods and reels that we use for bait fishing. Nothing wrong with that. A twelve foot, three pound test curve pike rod and fixed spool reel will happily throw most small to medium size lures. It is only when we start…

I have used this pattern for still water salmon with more than my fair share of success. At Hazelcopse fishery the salmon are regularly taken on dry flies throughout the year. In the Spring mayfly patterns like the yellow mayfly Woulff can be particularly deadly. They tend to rise best for the pattern towards evening…