This Rainbow trout (10lbs) was taken on a “Goldhead Damsel Nymph” at Coltsford Mill Fishery, Oxted, Surrey. It gave a good fight on a no. 7 fly rod, floating no. 7 line and a 12 ft 4lb b.s. mono leader. Using the light tackle I would easily compare the fight to a carp or pike of twice this size!!
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Articles by Ken Townley Ken Townley Ken Townley is a carp fishing fanatic. He has fished for the species exclusively since 1965 and in over thirty years has amassed a considerable knowledge of the carp fishing game. He is a full time professional angling journalist and is probably the most widely published carp fishing writer…
Yet how many trout fishers ever read pike literature, or pike anglers read big-game articles? Very few. Perhaps they have missed something by not pooling their knowledge.I am fortunate in that I get to read everything printed in this magazine, and so sometimes I get to see connections that others perhaps might miss. If indeed…
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Tungsten, for it’s size, is much heavier than the more common brass type alloys used in gold bead patterns. This makes this pattern very useful, particularly when fishing fast flowing river for grayling. The nymph sinks virtually straight to the bottom where it lands.MaterialsHooks: short shank size 10 to 16. I have tied some on…
Wreck fishing is always associated with the English Channel for pollack, cod, ling and coalfish, or maybe the Northeast off Whitby for big cod and ling. Welsh wrecking has always been the bridesmaid in the wrecking scene. Maybe its because the inshore fishing in Wales is so good that the wrecking takes a back seat,…