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Location: From Lechlade on Thames, take the A361 towards Burford. Just past the Carp Societies Horseshoe lake you will see a sign for Lechlade Trout Fishery on your right hand side. Turn into the fishery to purchase your Bushyleaze ticket at the lodge.To get to Bushyleaze, drive out of the gate and turn left. After…

Some hints and tips – My worst scenario was a German who turned up in Madiera in the middle of the marlin season with a Silstar two-piece boat-rod and a Penn Longbeach loaded with 30lb dacron. He was adamant that he was going to catch his first marlin on ‘sporting tackle’. Unhappily, the first marlin…

For anyone with a hint of feeling for the lovely business of fishing, rod selection is a decidedly touchy-feely meeting, perhaps leading to a partnership that will last a life-time. A dedicated angler may spend more of his life holding his fishing rod, than he does holding his wife. Neither is a marriage that should…

Following on from last weeks article on big-bodied wagglers, this week we turn our attentions to another big float – the slider. Again this method is very underused in this country but in the right situations it can actually outscore the more commonly used leger or feeder approach. I’ve learned a lot about slider fishing…

Zero stretchOne of the major advantages of braided lines is the almost total lack of stretch. Braids typically have between 3 and 5% stretch, compared to the 25% of nylon lines. This means that hook sets are far superior to nylon line, particularly at very long range. Believe it or not, at distances of greater…