Specie: pike
Location: river Severn Here’s a pic of a pike I caught out of the river Severn last winter… Had no scales with me damb !! I’d appreciate a guess at the weight. I keep looking at photo’s to compare it but I still would’nt like to have a guess..
The writer will tell us about seeing barbel glide from under the lush green canopy of weed and begin to feed on the clean gravel. He may also describe how he waits for the barbel to make an appearance and begin to mop up the scattering of sweetcorn he had introduced earlier. We northern anglers…
Blood knots and Uni knots are the most useful and widely used to tie on hooks and swivels. When making a Sliding Leger using a tubular boom or slider such as the Zip slider or Knotless heavy Slida, the final knot to the hook length comes under constant attrition from the boom because of the…
Pouting [Species Menu] [Pouting articles] Common name: Pouting Latin name: Trisopterus luscus Record weight: A small inshore member of the cod family, the pouting is one of the most common fish around the British coast and can make up a large percentage of angler catches. Whilst most fish weigh under a pound, the boat caught…
Articles by Dr Paul Garner Dr Paul Garner Despite being born in central London, Paul Garner comes from a family who’s history has been intertwined with angling for generations. During his teens Paul spent most of his time match fishing with local clubs, travelling to such exotic venues as the Hampshire Avon and Great Ouse…
The rain was holding off but I could feel it in the air and I knew heavy rain was forecast. The air was cold and the day before several inches of snow had fallen in areas across the south; and this in what was now spring. I was just pleased to be fishing though, aware…
Articles by John Olliff-Cooper John Olliff-Cooper John started his writing career with Angling magazine in the late 1960’s, since when he has contributed to most of the better-known hard copy magazines. Flirted with modernity for a few years, then panicked at the shallow hype of it all, and fled through 180 degrees. Having been properly…