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If you’re an angler and saw the movie ‘The Perfect Storm’ then I’d bet that you came away, as I did, with two abiding images. The first would be of the longliner tk, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, climbing the glassy, impossibly steep, underside of a huge swell and, inevitably, being flipped over and swallowed by…

Frozen sandeel will wake some memories with these hungry fish, sprats and joey mackerel will assume a seasonal importance but squid, worm and crab will make up the bulk of the baits offered. An important bait often overlooked at this time of year is Prawn. A floatfished prawn is a good bait at most times…

I had read a lot about the place and its various lakes that contain a variety of carp to different sizes. When I arrived the sun was already was well up and several people were already fishing. I had a stroll around the whole complex that contains seven different lakes and only one holding no…

It was another of the IAC fund raisers for charity. The Internet Angling Club hold these ‘fish-ins’ as they call them, for the slightest excuse. This occasion was in order to settle an argument on the carp email list about who were the better carp anglers, those from the North or those closer to civilisation….

I did though have a 6th sense feeling that at last something was going to happen and the hard work of the last four months on the lake may just pay off. I was pleased to pull into the lake not to find any other cars there and as it was dry at the time…

Specie: Rainbow trout Weight: 10lbs Location: Coltsford Mill Fishery, Oxted, Surrey 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…