Specie: Ghost Carp

Eel [Species Menu] [Eel articles] Common name: Eel Latin name: Anguilla anguilla Record weight: Although much bigger fish have been caught in fyke nets used by commercial eel fishermen, the rod caught record is a fish of 11lb 2oz caught in 1978 by S. Terry from Kingfisher Lake near Ringwood, Hampshire. Distribution: Eels are amongst…

At the lake this meant that the pads were slowly making an appearance and there were signs of fish everywhere. On the first session of the week the conditions were cloudy after a few hot days but with no wind there was a lovely muggy feel in the air. With no one else there I…

Tench are at their best from early April through to late June, this period being narrower or wider, or the time band shifting either earlier or later in the year, according to the conditions at the time. If that period is particularly mild then the tench will begin feeding earlier and will spawn earlier, or…

Dont allow yourself to get carried away by on-screen fish marks. Huge shoals and massive fish showing up all the time probably mean that you have the Sensitivity feature turned up too high for the speed at which you are travelling. If you are rowing your dinghy, turn the Sensitivity right down, for even on…

Bull huss [Species Menu] [Bull huss articles] Common name: Bull huss (nurse hound, smooth hound, greater spotted dogfish) Latin name: Scyliorhinus stellaris Record weight: The largest member of the dogfish family found in British waters. The record bull huss boat record is 22lb 4oz and the shore record is 19lb 14oz. Distribution: Primarily found around…

To start with, there have been many worrying reports in the newspapers and on the radio regarding cutbacks in the water industry. The chances are that these won’t necessarily affect us directly, but I have a horrible feeling that changes will sneak up on us in covert ways. The shareholders of the big water companies…