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The Wessex rivers are miles wide; Oxford looks like the Lake District. Even if you knew where the river was it must be doubtful if the fish would feed, and anyway, searching for riverbanks in flooded meadows can be a very hazardous exercise. But I have been getting out. Fortunately M’s river does fish well…

It proved to be a most unusual end to the season, especially for local star Dave Shipman and Bewl’s Ray Burt. The event as usual, was fished over two days. The second was to finish at 5.30pm. 53 of the 54 boats arrived back at the jetty at the correct time. But where was boat…

This is particulary so with collecting lob worms after dark. Most fishing books concern themselves with a few paragraphs about picking up worms from grass at night, but few go into any real detail as to what to expect under different conditions. If I start with the absolutely best conditions you could possibly hope for,…

Despite an optimistic start, with several local boats and Stewart Campbell’s Chunda catching some marlin in late May and throughout June, the fish disappeared almost totally on the eve of the tournament and not much has happened since. This is marlin fishing, and everyone who is still here knows it. It just happens to be…

Specie: Spanish wels catfish Weight: 80-something pounds Location: river Ebro A giant Spanish wels catfish from the river Ebro. This one of many large fish that my friends and I have taken from this river. We have finally cracked how to catch them but only after a long hard struggle. This fish weighed 80-something pounds…

One of the main areas is along the East Cape of Baja where, it is said, there are more marlin concentrated in a small area than occurs anywhere else.The marlin are mainly striped marlin averaging around 150lbs, but some are running up over 200lbs and youíre always in with an outside chance of a 500lb…