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However over the past ten years, the stocks of the River Thames have changed out of all recognition. Carp are now a major species with a large number of fish present with some, I believe, over forty pounds present. I personally know of two different carp of over thirty seven pounds. One of these was…

In the November edition of the site I have written an article about winter carp fishing and all the ups and downs that go with it. So with a free week to write I thought I’d bore you silly with another of those stories from the past when carp fishing was done by the idiots…

Shelling crabs, carving a squid or maybe preparing a mackerel flapper are tasks which demand a “hands on approach”. Once I even saw an angler who brought a pair of “marigolds” (rubber gloves) with him to use for these jobs. Needless to say the banter was of an incredibly high standard that day!Fishing with Dave…

They are very competent people and we can manage without a deckhand. Beyond the drop-off I slow the Margarita, put the spread out and relax. The weather is hazy with a slow, long, oily swell from the west ; water 72.6. Jonno is inshore with Angullla, unhappily day-tripping for barracudas along the coast. At 10.55am…

Well, this may not always be the case but one condition they do like is flood conditions. The only problem with winter chub fishing as opposed to barbel fishing is that some knowledge of the river we intend fishing in winter is very useful if not essential. The obvious spots will be overhanging trees and…