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‘ Nice tuna,’ he said. ‘Uh uh,’ I replied. ‘ I don’t think so.’I hardly get the words out of my mouth before Jeff throws the ju-ju sign at the bait on the long corner. Incredulously, within seconds, a long brown shadow appears behind it and like a consummate magician Jeff calmly says, ‘There she…

Whilst the conditions might be poor, the fish will still be feeding to some extent and are thus catchable. I suppose it is no wonder that the fish are left alone in winter. I found the same when working in fisheries science, virtually all work had been carried out in the warmer months and next…

After the wet, mild conditions of the last few weeks we, in Suffolk, are now several degrees below freezing, with a constant shroud of freezing fog hanging over the East of the country. The river though looks to be in fine fettle. A bit of colour is still hanging in the water and despite the…

I always have fishing of some sort or other passing through my mind each day, for it is difficult not to when one lives by a river, and searches it for new inhabitants every time one walks the banks. Just three years ago. Kay plays a mackerel shark Over 20 years ago in Ireland. Kay…

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,…

Stillwater carp angling is never going to be easy. Each season brings itís own problems to solve. At this time of year, fishing on some lakes can be especially hard due to the weed growth dying off. In high summer, the weed – especially that awful bane to the carp angler, Canadian pond weed –…