Thirsk Anglers’ Centre

…”So that’s one prawn vindaloo, two chicken tikka masala, a meat samosa, four poppadoms, an aloo gobi, a couple of garlic nan breads and more lagers all round then please” I said to the waiter who was hurriedly scribbling away like some demented Speedy Gonzales on amphetamines whilst trying to keep his cheesy grin and…

The shoals of mackerel have been very patchy this year and only the optimists have gone to sea banking on catching sufficient mackerel for enough bait to last the days fishing. Most boat fishing regulars have hedged their bets with a box of frozen squid or, if you are fortunate enough to live by the…

The telephone shrilled loudly across the darkened room. I struggled to pull myself from the living room chair that had been my bed for the night in the attempt answer it. Another figure lay slumped half on, half off the sofa, male by the look of it. I breathed in stale tobacco ridden air as…

There are dolphins, both bottlenose and common, pilot whales, Cuviers beaked whales and some more cetaceans yet, seen far away, their watery blows arcing into the sky against a cold and arid landscape. Of course, no tuna. No bait. Shearwaters circle aimlessly and gulls wait patiently in small forlorn flocks. Below in the saloon, Nigel…

Rainbow trout [Species Menu] [Rainbow trout articles] Common name: Rainbow trout Latin name: Oncorhynchus mykiss Record weight: Several fisheries specialise in growing huge rainbow trout with twenty pounders coming out on a regular basis. Current top of the tree is a monster of 36lb 14oz 8 drams. There is currently no wild record, although it…

Because of this we now spend some four months of each year fishing this wonderful river, and in consequence we have a spread of experiences that are far too great to cover in one article. Over the next three months I will endeavour to pass on to you some of the magic of the Ebro,…