Fishermans Cove Angling Centre

I hear quite often that the cold weather is necessary to “kill off” many of the germs that are about, whether that is true I cannot say, but it certainly does one a power of good having a stroll by the lake, well wrapped up, then returning to the warmth of the house and a…

Since then I had taken a brace of fit looking winter mirrors and on the first session this week I was party to a show of carp aerobatics that would put a summers night to shame. They were going mad. To make things even more exciting the carp were rolling consistently over my baits cast…

For those of you who are keen ‘pleasure’ anglers the next step could be to try your hand at match fishing. Initially I would suggest fishing club competitions as opposed to jumping in at the deep end and entering highly competitive open competitions. I’ll now give you a few tips on how to get started.The…

Whilst the weather is still pretty changeable, most parts of the country have had a few days of warm temperatures and light Westerly winds – ideal conditions to get the carp moving. Whilst you can stalk carp on some waters most of the time, these conditions really make life a lot easier. Firstly, the air…

Within two weeks of the start of the season over a dozen forty pound fish have been caught including a couple over the incredible 50lb barrier. Who would have thought that these results would be possible? It was 19 years ago that Chris Yates broke Dick Walker’s long-standing 441b record with his 51.06 from Redmire,…

The fly is both easy to tie and uses materials that are readily available. Newcomers to the art of fly-tying could do a lot worse than to start out on a fly like this one. I believe that Arthur tied the fly to imitate the large buzzers found in Eyebrook in the sixties. He generally…