Field & Stream

In this new series, I will be looking in fair depth at various venues on the Lower Thames. This is a task that to my knowledge has not been tackled since John Burrett wrote his classic book “The Lower Thames” in 1960. This short book was part of a series looking at fishing famous rivers….

MONDAY9th October 2000 23:32 August’s angle weekly articles monthly articles Products gift ideas fishing magazines fishing bookshop product reviews My fishing email us trophy room clubroom free classifieds reader’s letters COARSE FISH RECORDS – CORRECTED – APRIL 1999 Species Weight Date Captor and Location Scientific Name Ibs ozs drms kilo-grms Barbel 17 4 0 7.824…

As most of you will know, carp generally move around a lot less in winter than they do in summer. So the usual advice is to fish as close to them as possible, and keep your groundbaiting patterns, if any, very tight.

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Plaice [Species Menu] [Plaice articles] Common name: Plaice Latin name: Pleuronectes platessa Record weight: The plaice is one of the smaller flatfish found around the British coast. The boat record is a whopper of 10lb 3oz 8 drams, whilst the shore caught best is a fish of 8lb 6oz 14 drams. Distribution: Plaice were once…

Articles by John Bailey John Bailey John Bailey is one of Europes best known fishermen. Hes a columnist for Coarse Fisherman, Trout Fisherman, Improve Your Coarse Fishing, The Fly Fishers Journal, Waterlog and Blinker and Carp Hunters Magazine in Europe. He also contributes to The Field, The Independent and The Daily Mail. His pioneering features…