H Glassbrook & Son

The telephone shrilled loudly across the darkened room. I struggled to pull myself from the living room chair that had been my bed for the night in the attempt answer it. Another figure lay slumped half on, half off the sofa, male by the look of it. I breathed in stale tobacco ridden air as…

Modern carp fishing is still in its infancy over there but though the British influence has been a major factor in the development of French carp fishing, the French themselves have been quick to embrace the concept of the bivvy, bedchair and boilie approach to carp fishing and nowadays a widespread No-Kill policy is strictly…

After witnessing a nasty accident on the rocks recently I make no apologies for writing about fishing footwear and clothing again.What some anglers fail to realise is that the wearing of bright clothing makes it much easier for the Search and Rescue helicopter crew to spot you should you be unfortunate enough to fall into…

This experimentation gives me a lot of fun and adds a fascination to my fishing, but for all that, when it comes to catching fish, the right bait(lure), in the right place, at the right time, is the only sure way to consistently catch fish. And the only way you are going to learn this…

What if I could tell you of a place where it is not unusual to catch at the least half a dozen fish each trip, where it would not be unusual to see several double figure pollack, big ling, maybe a bass or two, occasionally cod, maybe even conger if the skipper decided to anchor…

THE CAIRNS BLACK MARLIN FISHERY IS UNDER PRESSURE WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ENSURE IT SURVIVES The heavy tackle Cairns Black Marlin fishery is in severe danger of collapsing after the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) announced the re zoning of the Marine Park via the RAP. This is not scare mongering, but…