I first visited Woldale on a beautiful spring day in the May of 1963

WHOAA !! shouted Jeff at the top of the ladder beside me and I whipped around from peering into the fishfinder. LONG CORNER !! and he was gone down into the cockpit. I saw the fish clearly then, bill out of the water, the fish acting like a sailfish at a teaser. The fish faded…

The main town, Rothesay, was once know as Scotlandís Blackpool, and was a major holiday resort, especially during Victorian times. And though it is no longer the bustling resort of those heady days, it is still very much a vacation centred place, much loved as a stopping-off point for the legion of small yachts and…

Some two years ago, I was fishing Chesapeake Bay Maryland for striped bass and during the trip I met Joe and Tom McMurry, two of the nicest brothers you could wish to meet. Tom, a financier, lived in Washington DC (not to be confused with Washington State on the west coast) while Joe, a geologist,…

Spot on – DR PAUL GARNER by Dr Paul Garner, Monday 24th December, 2001 Articles related by topic: Beginner, Coarse, Experienced, Specialist, Stillwater/Lake/Pond, Terminal Tackle/knots/rigs, Watercraft Articles related by species: Bream, Carp, Catfish, Chub, Crucian Carp, Grass Carp, Orfe, Perch, Pike, Roach, Rudd, Tench, Zander It has been said innumerable times that the most important…

Like with any skilled trade, I believe that there is an apprenticeship to be served before becoming a competent angler. It is for this reason that my advice to newcomers is to start off float fishing. This, in my opinion, is the best way to acquire the tackle control skills that are so essential to…

As we had the driest June on record, I thought I might start with a summertime gag; Sod all to do with fishing but when has that ever stopped me? Here goes then A guy goes into his back garden to sunbathe but falls asleep in the midday sun, five hours later he wakes to…