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True to form, we parked the car literally next to the river in the local pay and display car park and had to have a look to see what could be seen in the river – if anything! To our great joy we soon spotted a few grey mullet swimming close in and made a…

After my Father died when I was just 6 my angling education was taken up by my great-grandfather. The family had moved to Theale – a village 5 miles west of Reading in the Kennet valley. Grandad had lived in the village all his life and had been the village Bobby for a number of…

As we had the driest June on record, I thought I might start with a summertime gag; Sod all to do with fishing but when has that ever stopped me? Here goes then… A guy goes into his back garden to sunbathe but falls asleep in the midday sun, five hours later he wakes to…

I first caught one of the smaller species of Tiger Fish, (Hydrocyon Lineatus), on the Zambezi at a place called Chirundu. I was also fortunate enough to catch a 17 lb fish there, and from that moment, I began to wonder what it would be like to catch a Goliath Tiger Fish, (Hydrocyon Goliath). Since…

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For such trips I particularly favour a roving approach. Pockets are filled with tackle and a bait smock is stuffed with maggots and maybe a few slices of bread and some other baits. I go armed with a 14′ match rod and centre pin and the only other thing I have to carry is a…