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This type of fishing is very specialised and originated at places like Drayton Reservoir and Arrow Valley lake. Big lakes such as these often require the angler to fish at distance and when the fish are up in the water the approach can result in some huge catches of carp. I must be honest at…

?tspecialist tackle shops sell pike flavourings amongst their vast range of carp bait additives. These flavours include smelt, tuna, grayling and freshwater eel. All of these flavours work well throughout the year as they are not oil based, though they contain glycerol which acts as an emulsifier for the colder waters. Smelt is a personal…

The press frenzy that occurred afterwards was interesting to say the least, but with their need for a sensational story came the downplay of what was actually an incredibly moving and wondrous experience for those on board.Many of you will, I am sure, remember the stories in the angling press from the 70’s and 80’s…

Articles by Geoff Maynard Geoff Maynard geoff@fishing.org Geoff Maynard Born in East London 1950, raised in Essex, now living in front of a screen in Surrey with his wonderful posh wife, his punk daughter, his three boys who are too big to insult, and a doggie called Macs. As a small child, Geoff caught his…

Whilst I could fish for trout in commercial rivers, this is a little too sanitised for me. Give me the overgrown stream in the middle of summer, a few chub or barbel and I will be happy. If it is not something that you are familiar with, then take the time to spend a little…

I still vividly remember being stirred in the middle of the night – being driven through the rolling countryside around Belfast to some mystical lake and arriving just as the first traces of dawn lit the sky – an enormous adventure for a three year old. A year later and I was sometime entrusted to…