Trophy Room for Andy Shattock

Using lines and tackle that had evolved from processes in manufacturing during the war effort, they caught enormous numbers of bluefish, stripers, speckled and grey trout, redfish and bonitos from the shore on plugs, bait and polished metal jigs, wading thigh-deep amongst flocks of screeching terns and seagulls. The very foundation of the great US…

I run a young company called Ebro Enterprise & Leisure (E.E.L.). My partner Derek who lives in England came out for his last trip of the year before the river started to flood, to try and get the elusive 100lb + Catfish that had managed to elude him for the whole of the year. On…

Day 1: Like the rest of you, December and January had seen me catch very little and I was more than happy to try something a little bit different. Jeff Kennett had invited me to have a day out on the Thames in his boat and so at the crack of dawn I helped him…

You see, tope are the UK boat anglers favourite summer fish alongside the bass. In the more noted tope fishing areas visiting anglers generate welcome income via the hiring of charter boats, guest house accommodation, bait, tackle and travel expenses, and inevitably in the pub for a post-mortem of the days sport. Take the tope…

You may recall last week that I predicted the Severn would fish well. Well, I was wrong! It fished really hard in parts, which was a disappointment after the way it had fished in the first couple of weeks of the season. On Saturday I was so close to good swims after drawing peg 12…

Having said that, using a little bit of watercraft learnt from fishing for other species in rivers or from carp fishing in stillwaters, the likely location of river carp becomes no more than common sense. Carp are carp no matter where they are so river carp will be located near snags and shelter. So look…