The Tackle Box

Fortunately the fishing has not and since I last put finger to keyboard for Carp Corner I have taken quite a few decent fish. Lac de Madine has been my centre of attention really with the forthcoming World Carp Classic at the front of everyone’s minds. I went out there with the Hutchy Dream Team…

I guess most people areput off using bread more often by it‚s soft texture,which means that it will fly off the hook if notpresented properly. This certainly does not have to bethe case though, and when used correctly you shouldhave little problem using bread based baits. Firstly it is worth reiterating the importance ofusing fresh…

AIMS The Committee exists to recognise and publish record weights of both fresh and salt water fish caught on rod and line by fair angling methods in the waters of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and aims: To provide an adjudicating body to which marine and freshwater anglers may submit claims…

This picture is not really surprising since the river trout of Scotland have long been overshadowed by their apparently more glamorous counterparts, the salmon. In the glory days when migratory fish were prolific, trout were regarded as low status fish, at best a lesser substitute for the table should no salmon be caught, and at…

Carp, pike, salmon or catfish will usually feature, depending upon the anglers range of knowledge. If a sea angler is there he will probably chuck in a shark or two. (Tell him to shut up though because there are no freshwater sharks in this country). You can’t blame people for getting it wrong because there…

So before I get into this, I’ll say in advance, to encourage further reading, that the hours I spent in the far north of South Africa were some of the most memorable of my life. Here I found fishing, but here too I found proof enough for me that there really is more to fishing…