The Craft Fishing Shop

In hard rock areas where through the warmer months fish such as pollack and bass can be caught, where the fingers of rock jut out into deeper waters, by putting the spinning gear away too soon you will often miss some unexpectedly good sport. It is a fact that during October and November, sometimes even…

The bulk of fish are well offshore thinking only of recreating their species and, apart for some wreck fishing sport for pollack, ling, cod and coalfish, if you travel down to the West Country, then it can be pretty inconsistent in most areas. But there literally is a ray of sunshine. Thornback rays! The thornbacks…

I’ve had enough of just walking the river, now it’s time to get the gear out and start doing battle with one of my favourite species, barbel!This week I will take you through my thoughts on tackle for barbel fishing on rivers like the Severn. If you’ve never sampled the delights of the Severn Valley…

A UK record fish list is first, this is something that a lot of people have asked for in the past and comes to us courtesty of the British Record (rod caught) Fish Committee. I thought I knew my fish but there are species in there that I have never even heard of! New too…

Specie: Carp Weight: 15lb 4oz Location: Ham Green Lake , Salford.The first carp was 15lb 4oz & it put up a good fight for 15 mins. It was at Ham Green Lake in the spring last year on the top lake. I caught it on luncheon meat. You can get the carp on brad as…

But when you know commercial Bass fishermen are importing Seaguar fluorocarbon at nearly a dollar a yard via the internet because they reckon it produces more fish and when you are self-employed, every penny invested has got to earn its keep. Then those of us who fish the same water have to take notice, because…