J A J Munro

Seven years have passed since my family and I moved out of suburban Manchester into the wilds of rural Cheshire. At the time it seemed like a good idea – but I hadn’t bargained on the cost, and we are still recovering. However, it was a good move fishing wise; only ten miles from the…

This was the day the sun shone on a slick surfaced sea. The wind was light but still carrying a deceptive chill from the nether regions of the north – but the early Spring sunshine was welcome, surely this was a sign of better things to come!!Shadowing the wreck was a cloud of fish rising…

It started with a traffic jam which delayed us from getting to the river much before noon. I half expected there to be no swims available and was pleasantly surprised that only one other car was in the car park. Ah, but that was on this side of the river. The far bank was littered…

This is another very effective specialist float, designed by float maker Pat Tarrant, that has accounted for some exceptional catches from larger stillwaters such as gravel pits. It is in my opinion the answer to fishing for large tench and bream on those rough windy days when the fish are stirred into action.

As early as the sixties, match aces like Ray Mumford were converting hollow glass roach poles into rods. These rods had properly built cork handles with a counter weight in the butt to make them easier to use. They were also fully rung and normally used with a centre pin for better control. Not only…

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