Jim’s Discount Tackle

With the end of the season upon us it’s good to look back upon past events for though I live amongst some of the finest trout angling in the UK this does not give immunity from drama, far from it. Learning as much from mistakes as from observation is the key to long term successful…

Pontoon Bridge Hotel Ireland’s No. 1 Angling Centre. Unrivalled location with superb fishing facilities. Salmon on the River Moy and Wild Brown Trout on Lough Conn & Cullin are the main attractions. Well worth a look. The River MoyThis is one of Ireland’s premier salmon fisheries and is, undoubtedly, Ireland’s most prolific salmon river. Three…

Whilst the weather is still pretty changeable, most parts of the country have had a few days of warm temperatures and light Westerly winds – ideal conditions to get the carp moving. Whilst you can stalk carp on some waters most of the time, these conditions really make life a lot easier. Firstly, the air…

Best get to the serious fishing bit rather quickly now; I can sense the editor is getting twitching already…miserable sod! The saying “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has paid dividends for me this month as I’m friends with the hard working chaps that run the ‘Mid-Kent fisheries’. These guys have worked…

Know your enemy.That’s what they say, though looking through the recent write-ups about Peta I found it hard to ignore the comparative references to them being ‘totalitarian’, ‘fascists’ and even ‘Nazi’. I thought that was a bit strong. Until I started to read up about them that is. You’ll have to make your own minds…

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