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So to the end of season session. The last full night being a Monday, I fancied a two nighter as a finisher so, breaking the habit of a lifetime, I arrived at the lake on the Sunday afternoon in lovely spring sunshine. To my surprise the open water swim I had been getting the results…

The first question that we have to ask ourselves is – livebaits or deadbaits? Given the choice I will always try to fish both deadbaits and livebaits. This would usually be one livebait rod and two rods with deadbaits. Some waters respond much better to one or the other though. The quickest way of finding…

The one advantage that we have is that not many people fish for the carp over here; the people here have that old buffalo mentality ‘well, if it’s not good to eat why fish for it’. Now that’s to our advantage. Trouble is when they do catch one they invariably kill it and throw the…

Journey to Northwest Fishing Guides, British Columbia, holders of the current world record catch and release Chinook Salmon of 99 _ lb, and home to the greatest salmon and steelhead runs in the world! Steve Crowther , competitor and manager of the Great Britain lure angling team won individual and team medals representing his country,…

The recent set of articles about the pike in Lough Mask has prompted a bit of mail. Some want to know more about the pike there, and others keep asking about the trout! As a balance to Mark Ackerley’s excellent pike series, which you can read elsewhere in fishing.co.uk, local fishing guide Brian Joyce informs…

Another blessing in disguise is my ability to think like a simpleton. It never fails to amaze me some of the questions Im asked (Im leaning more towards fellow anglers rather than the wife or the police here!) Some things I find simple and straightforward when trying to put a carp on the bank are…