Catching big fish comes down to a short list of priorities. Find the fish, present a bait to them without scaring them and use a bait that they will eat. In this age of hi-tech baits we tend to take the last part for granted, but is it really just as simple as tying on the latest wonder bait?
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First of all let me pay tribute to the team of anglers that I was leading. What a great bunch and how important this is when you’re going away to a far-flung destination. If there are guys with any hidden agendas they pretty well soon come to the surface. What you really want to have…
Like with any skilled trade, I believe that there is an apprenticeship to be served before becoming a competent angler. It is for this reason that my advice to newcomers is to start off float fishing. This, in my opinion, is the best way to acquire the tackle control skills that are so essential to…
Each has its own strengths and adherents. I have tried to restrict myself to only three versions of this famous nymph. These are the Frank Sawyer, Cove and Gold-bead. The gold bead variant is the one that I use when fishing with a floating line, a long leader and a nymph down deep. This appears…
Articles by Bill Rushmer Bill Rushmer Bill is a chartered Chemist and retired teacher who is still fighting to keep the lid off his coffin. Remains as barmy about his fishing as he was over forty years ago – and is still loving it. Married to Virginia who is just as crazy about her fishing….
It wouldnt harm anyone would it? Let’s face it, our 17,000 commercial fishermen are virtually redundant anyway and as for pleasure anglers, they could take up golf or tiddlywinks or anything else that would be more environmentally friendly. Our lakes and river systems would flourish, especially if all petrol/diesel boats were also outlawed. The north…