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The super Braids are one third the diameter of monofilament and consequently need far less sinker weight to nail your bait to the bottom, making life a lot easier all round. No more moans and groans about pulling up a 2lb sinker every time the bait gets washed out or the Skipper wants to re-position…

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The mere sight of a small eel hanging on the line after taking a bait intended for other fish, is enough to send most anglers into convulsions. They hate them and want nothing to do with them. But to a small band of dedicated anglers, this is a very sought-after fish. Are these anglers revolted…

As far as stillwaters are concerned there is no closed season any more, and unlike many of the older generation of anglers I’m all for that. Why? Because it gives the responsible angler a greater choice, without either abusing the fish or fisheries. It means, for instance, I can fish for tench when they are…

The only consolation is that this is without doubt one of the best times of the year to go seeking a specimen fish as they begin packing on protein in preparation for the seasonal migration to warmer climes or maybe just the drift down the channel to stay within the embracing warmth of the Gulf…

In fact, all the coarse fish species can be caught on a fly. I had an instance last summer when I spotted a shoal of perch. But with no worms or spinners I thought all was lost in trying to catch those perch, then remembered that I did have a film canister in the waistcoat…