The one noticeable thing about these mini rivers, is that you can often winkle out fish during the day using stalking tactics. Freelined worm will often catch a carp or two. No need for big rods here, just a light through actioned rod and strong hooks! These fish are very wary, and will shy away from any bankside noise, so donít take your ghetto blaster for those night trips!
After running around on numerous wild goose chases over the years the dream of finding a magnificent unfished spot is slowly diminishing. I know that such places do exist and have found a few, but they are rarely quite what they seem. As for the stories of uncaught monsters, well I tend to switch off…
I was not expecting the level to be quite so high, so the waders were back at home in the garage and I was hampered by how far I could wade out to flick the baits back to the clear spots. I was eager to get a bait in the same spot that I lost…
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…
Having last month covered in some detail river characteristics and timing your fishing to coincide with peak activity, let’s look at where best to find fish feeding and sheltering from flood water. The first thing that strikes you as you walk by the side of a river or a stream carrying extra water, is the…
As such, it is a very bouyant fly that can be fished deep down with a short leader. It can be fished virtually static on the bottom. The slow retrieve, particularly early season, does bring some very good results. When the weather warms up this fly also fishes well up in the water. Reports from…
I had a report yesterday from Rutland that the fishing is superb, whilst a friend phoned last night to report on Farmoor, and how well that is fishing. My home waters of Chew and Blagdon continue to produce amazing bags of fish.Last Sunday saw the Blagdon club’s annual boat competition on Chew Valley Lake and…