Articles by Henry Gilbey Henry Gilbey Henry Gilbey has been fishing since the age of seven and has lived in Plymouth for the last nine years; this is about the perfect base for a fanatical sea angler. He currently writes and photographs full time for various angling publications, as well as being the presenter of…
Articles by Rod Henton Rod Henton Born somewhere below the North pole during the love & peace era of the mid-sixties. Originally brought up by pack wolves before being released back into the wild at the age of seven to bring sanity back into a mad world; unfortunately he failed. An over indulgent personality with…
Norwegian Flyfishers Club Norway has always conjured up special and precious images. Mountainpanoramas, fastflowing crystalline rivers, very large leaping silver fish Norway has always conjured up special and precious images. Mountainpanoramas, fastflowing crystalline rivers, very large leaping silverfishThese are the scenarios that have earned Norway its reputation as theworld’s premier sanctuary for the elusive Atlantic…
Cooneys Bungalow Cooneys BungalowLongford RoadBallymahonCounty LongfordIrelandTel: ++ 353 (0) 902 85541 / ++ 353 (0) 86 8511 390Fax: Email: gerrycooney3@eircom.net Ballymahon is central to the best fishing, both game and coarse, that the Midlands can offer. This bungalow specially equipped for the angler in mind is inexpensive and centrally located for those great catches. A…
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Trophy Room for Paul Moscrop Specie: Mirror Carp Weight: 33lb 8oz Location: Fish-a-Bil, FranceOne of the best feelings of my life, the biggest before was about 18lb. Couldn’t believe what the scales read. GO BACK
Portarra Lodge A family run select accomodation set on the beautiful shores of Lough Corrib, in the west of Ireland. Portarra Lodge is a complete ‘Angling Centre’ as it has the facilities to cater for the fresh-water angler, both game (trout & salmon) and pike. It is only 100 meters from the lough and has…
This can happen with all fish, but it’s more likely with some fish than others. Roach are a common culprit, as are the subject of this weeks column, chub. While chub will feed in almost all conditions, hooking them can be a real nightmare. The stimulus for this article came from a recent session on…
Last week I was talking a little bit about the Estate Lake and about the ins and outs of fishing it. I thought it might be interesting this week, and maybe controversial, to look at how small angling clubs handle carp waters they run and how they handle carp fishing and carp anglers. I was…
Loch Katrine – 8 miles long, around a mile wide, and surrounded by slopes clad in marvellous mixed woodland of oak, birch and rowan, backed by mountain peaks with mysterious Gaelic names; Beinn Chabhair (933m), Stob a’Choin (869m) and Ben Venue (727m), to name but a few. The scenery is literally legendary – immortalised by…