Colchester Bait & Tackle

You are sitting quietly, expectantly at the back of the boat; the boat man is trolling at speeds that initially make you think it is far too fast; the echo sounder indicates rugged territory beneath you and the first of several ‘blips’ show at around 20 feet. Your heart races, surely there will be a…

Weight: 23 pounds Location: Surrey sandpit 23 pounds exactly, my first twenty, and the first twenty to come out of the venue (Surrey sandpit). She took a drifted sprat, got weeded at 50 yards and I needed the assistance of a passing boat to get her out.

The water level was still up so I drove straight round to the other side of the lake. Unlike the previous week the wind was not blowing so I was less than super confident but with an increasing bank of cloud at least the night would be mild. The daylight stays a little longer now,…

Whilst you can taste the change in the environment in April, it isn’t until May that the days stretch out and the first week or two of good weather puts in an appearance. The fishing can also be superb, and, with a multitude of species to aim for, it can be easy to become spoilt…

I’ve had a busy few weeks which started off with a trip to Swedish Lapland then ended in North America. Leo with his big river caught brown trout taken on a dry fly Another fly caught brown trout from the Baksjobacken Creek near Asele The England Fly Fishing Team who were great ambassadors for their…

That’s an easy one to answer but I’m not going to here and now. Instead I want to natter about the quality and type of hooks we all use. I’ll help shoot down the anti’s in another word battle elsewhere no doubt.We all use hooks but we don’t use ‘just’ hooks. Generally, for the most…