Cooper’s of Ulverston

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Fellow angling writer Jason Inskip offered a simple cure for my bone-fever: ‘Get yourself off to the Seychelles my boy.’ The Seychelles Islands lie in the Indian Ocean, just below the equator, about 1,000 miles off the East African coast. Amongst knowing bone-fisherman, these islands have an almost mythical reputation. I gave myself two weeks…

Ling [Species Menu] [Ling articles] Common name: Ling Latin name: Molva molva Record weight: Many boat anglers will be familiar with the ling and large fish are caught each year by anglers targeting the species. The current boat caught best is a fish of 59lb 8oz, whilst the shore caught best is a fish of…

A quick look in my local newsagents reveals around a dozen. I reckon that with the internet and regional magazines there are probably over thirty. That is around four hundred articles each month, something like FIVE MILLION words each year! Add to that catch reports, match reports, venue guides, editorial, and all the other bits…

At Christmas time I usually get a few books from my friends, this Christmas was no different from other years. I was lucky to get several books on travel, photography, birds and fishing which included books on saltwater fly fishing and trout fishing, the latter a very interesting book all about midge fishing.

Salt water rod rings go rusty!! It is a simple fact of life, all you can do is slow the rusting process till one day you either dump the rod or stump up fifty pounds for a custom rod builder to re-ring the rod for you.Modern roller ring frames are made from plated brass or,…