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Ever seen a bunch of rods tucked up into a corner of the boat, secured in place with a bungie cord whilst everyone is hanging on tight in their float suits and trying to find somewhere reasonably comfortable whilst the charter boat bucks its way back to port. Just a few times I hear you…

DO try to time your visit out of the prime August holiday period. If you can go in September you’ll find everything a lot quieter and accommodation easier to come by. My sources also indicate that the fishing is very probably better once the real heat of the summer begins to recede a little. DO…

The bonus is that tope grow big. It’s not unusual to get tope in the 20lbs to 40lbs weight range when shore fishing and you are in with a realistic chance of fish to 60lbs at certain times of the year. Cod and conger aside, no other fish reach these weights that a shore angler…

Having observed crucians in clear water, I believe that this is due to the way they sometimes take the bait. In clear water I could see the crucians come up to the bait and take it without moving off. They appeared to stop to eat the bait on the spot. Obviously this would give very…

We travelled over to the island in a very small ‘island hopper’ type plane, flying from Eastleigh airport. The good aspect is it’s a quick flight but you are limited to the amount of weight you can carry and unless you hire a car you walk everywhere. It’s also daunting seeing the island as a…

Not with Alaska itself, but with the fact that the silver salmon we had come to catch tended to be in the slower water, not the type of (fly) water so beloved of salmon anglers. Half of the charm in fly-fishing for salmon is in the method. On the second morning I set off with…