MINI LIST – WEIGHT UP TO 1 LB

A work party had taken place during the weekend and they had made good progress clearing fallen trees and the like, though no great modifications to swims etc; perfect, leave the lake alone. I can not see why clubs insist on members turning up at work parties when there is little to do. All that…

Nowhere is this more true than in the Scottish borders where the sad demise of once-magnificent salmon fishing has caused many clubs to consider alternative means of attracting anglers to their waters – and of course, income to their coffers! As a consequence, over the last few years increasing numbers of anglers have taken advantage…

The weather had warmed slightly – at least the daytime temperature was up to fairly normal April temperatures. On the other hand the night-time temperatures were amazingly cold. We had to scrape the ice off the car windscreen before we set off and it was well into the day before the frost on the grass…

I took a flight from Baltimore’s International airport for Orlando Florida. One of the great things about flying in the United States is the cheap air fares, compared with rip-off Britain’s air fares, high airport taxes and of course the very high tax on fuel. My destination was the town of Titusville on the east…

Haddock [Species Menu] [Haddock articles] Common name: Haddock Latin name: Melanogrammus aeglefinus Record weight: A relatively small member of the cod family, yet an extremely important commercial species. Haddock tend to be found in quite deep water, so the boat record is considerably greater than the shore best. Boat anglers should set their sights on…

Lack of weed cover plus an increase in flow pushing the fish into quieter and often more accessible swims are two obvious reasons for this, as is the fact that most barbel naturally attain their maximum body weight in the winter. But especially on the Hampshire Avon, where I do most of my barbel fishing,…