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Articles by Russ Symons Russ Symons Russ Symons has been an angling Photographer/Writer for over thirty years, the last twelve of which, writing about and photographing the sea and its fish being his full time occupation. Progressing from a black and white darkroom in the attic of his Plymouth home, to the exacting colour requirements…

We should be grateful. The maritime weather of this Sceptred Isle allows the damp and warm Gulf Stream to render winters bearable in our northern islands. Without the Gulf Stream balm, we would return to the joys of a Siberian climate – frying eggs on the pavement in summer, and brass monkeys in the winter,…

All I can tell you is what works for me. A big part of this comes down to confidence in each pattern, rather than any hard facts, so a good many of you may disagree with my findings. What are the general criteria I look for in all hooks? Well, the hook should be strong…

Carp [Species Menu] [Carp articles] Common name: Carp Latin name: Cyprinus carpio Record weight: The current record fish is affectionately known as ‘two-tone’ and is slowly edging towards 60lb. This lovely fish lives in a large gravelpit in Kent called Conningbrook. The current (September 2001) record weight for this fish is 59lb 7oz captured by…

A UK record fish list is first, this is something that a lot of people have asked for in the past and comes to us courtesty of the British Record (rod caught) Fish Committee. I thought I knew my fish but there are species in there that I have never even heard of! New too…