In between losing tackle I did manage to catch 14

There are two versions of the Butcher. The original form which used to be called “Moon’s Fly” is now called the “Butcher” whilst the equally good red bearded version is called the “Bloody Butcher”. Materials Hooks: down eye size 14 to size 8. The largest size is used mainly for sea trout or lure fishing…

The most useful item is a buttpad strapped around your waist, so that the butt of the rod is held in a comfortable position, your reeling hand falls comfortably to the reels handle and the hand gripping the rods foregrip is in an optimum position to pump the rod. Many rod makers in recent times…

It was another of the IAC fund raisers for charity. The Internet Angling Club hold these ‘fish-ins’ as they call them, for the slightest excuse. This occasion was in order to settle an argument on the carp email list about who were the better carp anglers, those from the North or those closer to civilisation….

So what does that tell you? Simply that they have moved inshore to the feed-rich sandbanks to feed up and build their strength up for their Summer-long sojourn in the sunshine. If there is a ‘duffers fortnight’ in sea fishing, this is it. Sometimes catches of a hundred fish a boat are not unusual on…

Before starting on my whistle stop tour, I needed to carefully plan my tackle as it had to be very compact whilst still remaining effective. Let’s face it – the average angler has very limited space for tackle when on holiday with the family. It would therefore be unrealistic for me to write an account…

This was the day the sun shone on a slick surfaced sea. The wind was light but still carrying a deceptive chill from the nether regions of the north – but the early Spring sunshine was welcome, surely this was a sign of better things to come!!Shadowing the wreck was a cloud of fish rising…