Cliff Madden Angling

Carp [Species Menu] [Carp articles] Common name: Carp Latin name: Cyprinus carpio Record weight: The current record fish is affectionately known as ‘two-tone’ and is slowly edging towards 60lb. This lovely fish lives in a large gravelpit in Kent called Conningbrook. The current (September 2001) record weight for this fish is 59lb 7oz captured by…

The point is that there is no one place that is better than all the rest, because each operation is unique and specialises in different things. The easiest way to explain Alaska is in three basic seasonal options, in terms of species of fish and three different accommodation options, in terms of experience and price….

Journey to Northwest Fishing Guides, British Columbia, holders of the current world record catch and release Chinook Salmon of 99 _ lb, and home to the greatest salmon and steelhead runs in the world! Steve Crowther , competitor and manager of the Great Britain lure angling team won individual and team medals representing his country,…

Lack of weed cover plus an increase in flow pushing the fish into quieter and often more accessible swims are two obvious reasons for this, as is the fact that most barbel naturally attain their maximum body weight in the winter. But especially on the Hampshire Avon, where I do most of my barbel fishing,…

Leaving home around 7.30 p.m. on a mild grey day, prospects looked reasonably promising. I knew it couldn’t last, but was secretly hoping the weathermen had got it wrong. But I wasn’t going to vocalise those thoughts in case the ‘Weather Gods’ heard me. I was on the bank just before 9 a.m., and not…

White Acres Country Park with unrivalled facilities for the pleasure, match & specimen anglers White Acres Country Park is your No. 1 Fishing Holiday Destination Imagine a park in 100 acres of superb countryside with woodland walks, 8 magnificent lakes and yet less than 5 miles from Newquay’s glorious beaches. There’s every facility for families,…