It was a day of bright sunshine and blue sky with a temperature about 80°f, perhaps even higher. A day when animals, birds and sensible anglers sought out a cool shady place to rest or fish. I chose the spreading branches of an oak tree that conveniently leaned out over the river, I couldn’t have…
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…
This is not only because I have never caught a really big one, but also because I am fishing for them on a rather special venue, where I can hope my dreams will be realised. A big gravel pit, with a not inconsiderable stock of tench, little fished for many years, are the reasons I…
Well, things didn’t go as planned; firstly, Geoff had a late night at work on Tuesday, secondly I was asked to go to a meeting in Bristol on Wednesday (it was about a new way of accessing the world wide web without a computer!) and then Thursday just came and went. I did tie a…
Everyone from raw novices to anglers with many years of “flattie bashing” under their belt will be out wrapped up warm in their bright red float suits, fishing with everything from full blown beachcasting outfits through to specialised rods such as the “Flattie Fanatic” or the superb Diawa bass rods which double up as excellent…
Way out in front this year was Julian Hubbard Ė the A.C.A. team member. He had nearly 5lbs to spare over second place. Julian fished with a Fidget fly on the top dropper. This has the effect of bringing fish up to look, however, the two Flashback pheasant tails fished behind were the flies that…
My friends and I have had good success with mainly rainbows from many reservoirs and other stillwaters. As with many lures, it appears to be at its best when the trout are fry feeding late in the season.My old teacher, Freddie Rice used to tie a variant that had black marabou replacing the natural grey…
Location: From London Take the M3 and turn off on the A303. Follow the A303 until you hit the first roundabout. Total journey from start of M3 to the roundabout is about 70 miles. At this roundabout turn right and follow the road until you arrive at another roundabout. Turn right on this roundabout and…
Dever Springs was the venue and here is home of the whoppers, despite what a certain burger chain advertise to the contrary. The day was a fundraiser for the Second Chance Charity, consequently almost everyone there was famous or well-heeled or both – though perhaps well-tyred is a better description after seeing some of the…
As a lure, this and the original “Baby Doll” have got to be one of the easiest lures to tie. It is also, like the original, a very cheap lure as it mainly uses a selection of wool.MaterialsHook- long shank sizes 6,8,10 and 12. A mini version can also be tied on a size 10…