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.
Congratulations go out this week to Pat O’Reilly, angling writer, author, conservationist and first class fly fisher on being awarded an MBE for his services to angling and conservation. The New Year has started off with major flooding in most parts of the country, only the north west of England seems to have escaped the…
I am often asked what on Earth possessed an ever busy mother of two to pursue fishing with such vigorous determination. Normally I reply that an all consuming passion from around the age of 8 is hard to ignore and that marriage, motherhood, various house moves and authorship of two major Scottish trout fishing books…
In this article, I hope to show readers how easy these baits are to prepare. All you need do is follow my step by step guide.As a generalisation, I use fish meal pastes for fishing close-in, either stalking or using a float whilst the boilie is legered on a hair with a self hooking rig….
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Obviously, if you are going to spend time pre-baiting a river there is no point in using a bait that is commonly in use by others. In the past I have had great success using 8mm trout pellets as my winter chub bait, but it has been noticeable that catches fall away when the water…
Over the Easter holiday, some people spent their time driving to the coast or sitting in traffic jams, others were in the garden or being DIY enthusiasts. Some fished the lakes and canals for the coarse fish, others chased the rainbows on the many stillwaters countrywide. A few fished the rivers and streams for the…