Alan’s Fishing Tackle

On one day they can be the most obliging fish that swims, taking baits like they are going out of fashion, another day – that to all intents and purposes is exactly the same as far as conditions are concerned – and you can’t buy a bite. Yes, I know that applies to all species…

One apparently increasingly contentious issue is the identification of large fish, particularly roach and rudd, which unfortunately have a habit of hybridising both together and with bream. Our two species of bream, silver and common are also not without blame in this whole sorry tale. So, this week I thought I would give a brief…

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Rutland Water The weekend of 4/5 May will be special for hundreds of people around Rutland Water as they celebrate 25 years since the first fishing season started at the reservoir. Since that time around one million anglers from all over the world have fished here and this weekend they have the chance to catch…

Following on from my previous article on “fly rodding for carp” here I intend to focus on the surface and subsurface tactics I have used in various circumstances to deceive fish – well, some of the time anyway!

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…