MONDAY9th October 2000

Following on from last monthís piece about bluewater fish, this month Iíll try to give you some dubious advice about my favorite top ten UK fish for eating. a brill in the hand is worth ten quid at a push (well, the proverb nearly works, dunnit ?) quite the best thing that happened to me…

Address: Pickering Trout Lake Newbridge Road Pickering Yorkshire Y018 8JJ Phone number: 01751 474219 Directions: From York take the A64 to Malton and then the A169 to Pickering. The fishery is well sign-posted in Pickering and is next to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Fishery details: One fairly clear spring-fed trout lake of approaching 4…

Specie: Wels Catfish Weight: 28lb 8oz Location: the Nest in Winteringham, North lincs Caught from the Nest in Winteringham, North lincsThis is my first ever catfish, It is the lake record and there are less than a dozen in the whole lake

St Mary’s Gate Hotel A beautiful, homely country Inn with an excellent Restaurant, Superb Bar and 7 en-suite Bedrooms. The St Mary’s Gate Inn offers the fisherman, businessperson and visitor a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Arundel is an ideal town in which to stay to explore the wonderful Sussex Downs and the superb Sussex coastline….

We do know a good deal about mahseer fishing because of both the past and the present. During the time that the British occupied India, the golden Raj, a great many English sportsmen in the army and civil service fished for mahseer in their vacation periods. Denied the salmon fishing of home, the Ďsahibsí travelled…