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John Cooper is in Sweden sampling the guided fishing, Martin James is at the 4th Lapland World Cup, and I’m in Finland running around in circles, but more of that in the Last Cast piece. Also abroad was Roger Linn, who has finally managed to find time to write us another piece about his annual…

Pouting [Species Menu] [Pouting articles] Common name: Pouting Latin name: Trisopterus luscus Record weight: A small inshore member of the cod family, the pouting is one of the most common fish around the British coast and can make up a large percentage of angler catches. Whilst most fish weigh under a pound, the boat caught…

To re-cap, there were three pairs of anglers fishing for what was hailed as sports smallest trophy – the Golden Maggot. Points were awarded for the number of different species you caught in a more or less sleepless 72 hours. And, to add to the fun, dirty tricks were allowed.I was partnered with Gareth Edwards,…

You’ll remember I was wading down a submerged sandbar, formed at the tail of an island that was set long-ways in the middle of the river. Having taken several dace on my first run down the pool, I was almost halfway down for the second time when the fly was seized with great force. Then…

It started with a traffic jam which delayed us from getting to the river much before noon. I half expected there to be no swims available and was pleasantly surprised that only one other car was in the car park. Ah, but that was on this side of the river. The far bank was littered…

It proved to be a most unusual end to the season, especially for local star Dave Shipman and Bewl’s Ray Burt. The event as usual, was fished over two days. The second was to finish at 5.30pm. 53 of the 54 boats arrived back at the jetty at the correct time. But where was boat…