It was a shock when I caught This 9lb.8oz Ghost. I was floating crust by some flotsome, then just about to reel in when a mouth came out of the water and took the crust.
Perhaps first we should clarify what we mean by the term groundbaiting. Groundbaiting means literally what the word says, ‘baiting the ground’ to attract fish to an area. This can be done before fishing or during fishing. I will cover both positions although of course it could be said that groundbaiting before fishing is in…
Thankfully the likes of Lefty Kreh, Pat O’Reilly, Jim Schollmeyer, Mark Bachman and other fly fishers, both in the UK and the United States, helped me to get rid of some bad casting habits. For a hundred years or so, fly fishing writers discussed casting with the aid of the hands of a clock, they…
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I once had an evening on a Southern chalk stream at the end of June. There were still the odd mayfly hatching but the legendary ‘duffers fortnight’ was over leaving the fish fairly full. However, some fish could still be seen taking the odd mayfly.As I walked around before setting up, I could not fail…
Kevin, Lez and Roman spent the nights in their individual dome tents whilst I preferred to sleep out under the stars, well protected by the mosquito net that was mounted on my bedchair and definitely cooler than the guys in the tents. The facilities in the camp were as one might expect; somewhat basic, although…