Brailey’s Field Sports

Having said that, using a little bit of watercraft learnt from fishing for other species in rivers or from carp fishing in stillwaters, the likely location of river carp becomes no more than common sense. Carp are carp no matter where they are so river carp will be located near snags and shelter. So look…

I was eventually seduced by one of those luscious brochures put out by Angler’s World Holidays, the Chesterfield specialists in this sort of thing. Their Swedish operator Top Ten Angling had some wonderful places on offer, so I settled down to choose a venue.That’s where the problems started, because they all sounded amazing; too good…

It was also likely that the weed would (or at least should) play a part in any tactical decision, though as I really did want to fish the float I decided I would put up with endlessly removing ribbons of weed from the hook. I was to be there purely for the pleasure of running…

As the setting sun hits it, you could be excused for believing that the paintwork of the canary-yellow catamaran tied up to the pontoon is responsible. But – it goes a little deeper than that.The catamaran Top Cat is owned by the Wrightsons Trust and is skippered by Steve Golden. So, with a name like…

Boat fishing is something of a mystery to many anglers. Most would agree that the ability to get afloat can pay dividends and yet very few anglers actually take the plunge and give it a go. Those that do fall mainly into two categories; the experienced boater who’s learned the art of boat fishing the…

Another advantage going for huss is that, compared to many other fish, they grow sizeable. Few huss weigh less than 5lbs and there are good numbers to 10lbs. If you’re looking for a specimen, then think in terms of a 12lber as being a really good fish, but 15lb fish are not uncommon. Although huss…