Cliff Madden Angling

Now I want to examine in a bit more detail the mechanics of actually getting to your chosen venue. In other words, booking the correct ferry route, mastering the French road system and the unique French manner of driving which is somewhat hairy to say the least.First take a look at an example of how…

It’s three-thirty in the morning and we just know that nothing will be caught before six but we just have to be there at this most perfect time of day. The swim was dragged and baited last night and fish were seen rolling in the vicinity, heightening our anticipation of the trip. There is no…

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…

In the high-pressure world of modern specialist angling, tench fishing is one area in which I believe you can retain some of the more traditional techniques and still be very competitive and successful. This is not retro-angling á la Chris Yates but an adaptation of existing methods to create an efficient and deadly way of…

Norgold – Norwegian Salmon Fishing Challenging salmon fishing with fabulous chances of heavy weight salmon. Exclusively for people with high expectations. The “Queen of Rivers” River Namsen, Norway River Namsen is regarded as the most productive salmon river in Norway’s southern part, providing 25 – 30 tonnes of rod-caught salmon annually. River Namsen is also…

Through the 1960’s almost up to the present time there have been three main approaches to catching barbel in terms of bait. One is to preoccupy them by using large quantities of small food items, such as maggots, casters, hemp, corn or small pieces of meat. Another is the big bait approach, using for example,…