Kingslake Fishing Holidays

Bass are predictable, and never more so than in the April to late Juneperiod when they move inshore over the rough ground beaches.The trigger for this inshore migration is governed by the first flushof peeling shore crabs. The crabs shed their old shells and are softfor a short period until their flesh hardens into a…

It’s a swim that has thrown up a few good catches recently and when I got to it I could see why. The swim in question is only around three and a half feet deep, running over gravel, and quite pacy. This time of year I hate drawing sluggish river swims, as all the fish…

Tying a brightly coloured plastic bead to the end of your line before putting the reel away at the end of each trip might seem like a small, seemingly insignificant thing to do, but it does have a number of benefits beyond the easy way to find the start of the line……… which old bats…

I no longer feel the need to keep secrets, a trait that resulted in me being refused admission to the Wimbledon PAC region. So during a recent lure fishing session on the Thames I babbled inanely at Neil Depledge. He listened to my tales without a whimper and resisted the temptation to jump out of…

A ling’s jaws have “state of the art” dentures. Needle shaped teeth designed for grabbing and not letting go, helped along by a wide powerful mouth. Their eyes are large, for good vision at depth and they are powerful swimmers. They grow big too, easily over 40lbs. The British record makes 59lbs, and commercially caught…

Anglers not used to tackling big fish hold sharks in awe and tend to treat them with maybe too much respect. Fact is that blues are the easiest of all the UK sharks to catch, they’ll fight but won’t pull your arms off and neither do you need specialised rods and reels. The biggest advantage…