Duffy’s Fishing & Shooting

As ever, cricket, or to be more accurate, my eldest son’s cricket, has dominated my summer, and I’ve hardly been fishing at all. What started as a fun flirtation with sea-fishing at Brighton marina in the coarse close season slowly developed into an interest in that side of the sport, and more especially, into an…

With the end of the season upon us it’s good to look back upon past events for though I live amongst some of the finest trout angling in the UK this does not give immunity from drama, far from it. Learning as much from mistakes as from observation is the key to long term successful…

There is a tendency to believe many techniques available to the modern angler are recent innovations. In fact a little research will reveal that there is much to be learnt from our forefathers. Over the summer I quoted from the Compleat Angler to illustrate that in Isaac’s day baits such as chopped worm and sophisticated…

It doesn’t seem that long ago that my old Blue Match rod had to double for roach-pole, pike rod or anything else that came along, or instead of my huge rucksack, my fishing bag was just an old golf bag. One thing that hasn’t changed however is my love for angling and the constant quest…

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The water was very cold and clear, so much more like winter, with the end of the season now visible on the horizon now was the time to put some concentrated effort in, as I knew the carp would soon start moving and would be hungry. The winter on this lake had been a poor…