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Tench have grown in popularity in the last 10 years on small stillwaters. I’m not talking about the magic 6lb plus specimen that many ambitious anglers claim to have caught but the small hard fighting fish of 6 oz that provide great sport for thousands of us each season. With us having a mild winter…

Now call me a cynic, but if the floods were so bad, why did we ever only see pictures of York and Worcester? Obviously, flooding for the local people is terrible, but methinks the media were having a bit of a slow news week! Unfortunately, the outcome of these floods is likely to be the…

Cod [Species Menu] [Cod articles] Common name: Cod Latin name: Gadus morhua Record weight: As a result of over-fishing the boat caught cod record is likely to remain safe for many years to come. Although some good fish are still taken every year, a fish to equal the 58lb 6oz record is extremely unlikely. The…

Shop bought peeler is always expensive, but sometimes spending a few pounds on good bait for a few hours fishing is part and parcel of todays pace of life. But, if you have the time, inclination and energy to go and gather your own bait from the seashore rocks and mudflats, then somehow the fish…

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….

Specie: chub Weight: ? Location: nr Doncaster The Chub and the Barbel were both caught on the same mission. They do like luncheon meat! What weight do you think they are, as I didn’t have any scales about as I was travelling light moving up and down the river with the perfectly visible fish. They…