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Some two years ago, I was fishing Chesapeake Bay Maryland for striped bass and during the trip I met Joe and Tom McMurry, two of the nicest brothers you could wish to meet. Tom, a financier, lived in Washington DC (not to be confused with Washington State on the west coast) while Joe, a geologist,…
As August turned to September and the nights began to draw in, my son, Joe and I went in search of new swims where we might catch that PB barbel. Last month I described a number of swims we had fished where I expected there to be barbel and we were not disappointed. All of…
“Gotta be a good Ling”, I said to my buddy who was looking at me with his usual quizzical expression.one day he is going to believe me first time!! The fish fighting routine soon settled into the slow time pump and reel action so familiar to those who have caught ling before. Ling are not…
TROUTWEEK: A Strange Visitor to Chew – MARTIN COTTISThe birding world has been amazed at the first ever sighting of a booted eagle in this country, and we were lucky enough to be the chosen “holiday spot” for this valued visitor. It seems that he took a liking to the taste of our coots, and…
His progress was hampered because he was carrying something heavy and the rain had affected his glasses, so that he had only the most general view of his surroundings. The lack of any close range detail meant that he continually stumbled over tussocks of grass and slipped in cow dung. Even at a range of…
mullet [Species Menu] [mullet articles] Common name: Grey Mullet Latin name: Mugil labeo, Mugil capito, Mugil labrosus Mullet make an interesting target for the shore based angler, not least because the largest specimens and best fishing is often found only a few feet from the shore! This is reflected in the record weights with the…