Graham’s Gun & Tackle

Breakfast was early on the Terres Rouges beachfront today, wild fruit followed by tea and toast was consumed in record time as we watched Douda and his crewman Romanise load the Tipaul. We could see the shadowed outline of the fabled Mitsio Islands on the pink and orange line of the horizon as we ate….

So to the end of season session. The last full night being a Monday, I fancied a two nighter as a finisher so, breaking the habit of a lifetime, I arrived at the lake on the Sunday afternoon in lovely spring sunshine. To my surprise the open water swim I had been getting the results…

That is when keeping a supply becomes of vital importance, especially in times when the wind and tides conspire to frustrate the commercial bait suppliers.Some anglers run their own salt water aquariums to ensure a constant supply of eels throughout the season but believe me, that requires a lot of hard work and time devoted…

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…

At the time of starting this piece (mid Jan.) the fishing has been awful. Normally I don’t get my serious roach fishing underway until after Christmas, but the few recces I had before Christmas, consisting of 2 trips to the river Windrush, and 2 to the Hampshire Avon have produced just one roach, and that…

You are about to read, for the first time, all about the BIG new competition for trout anglers, which is about to be launched. My good friend John Horsey has designed a new event starting in April 2001, to replace the old Peregrine/Nomad competition. The event is being backed by “Trout Fisherman” magazine, and sponsored…