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At 2pm I received a phone call – we had to board by 4.30. I hurriedly phoned my friend at work to see if he could leave straight away. It was difficult, but he managed it, and soon we were racing down the M4 hoping there would be no traffic jams. We made the ferry…

With the end of the season upon us it’s good to look back upon past events for though I live amongst some of the finest trout angling in the UK this does not give immunity from drama, far from it. Learning as much from mistakes as from observation is the key to long term successful…

Some people may just fancy a change from sharking (or is that rest from the physical exertions?) or a chance at yet more species unavailable from our beaches. A trip abroad is a big undertaking by anybody’s standards, so whilst most of you will find it difficult to drag yourselves away from the sheer adrenaline-fuelled…

This can happen with all fish, but it’s more likely with some fish than others. Roach are a common culprit, as are the subject of this weeks column, chub. While chub will feed in almost all conditions, hooking them can be a real nightmare. The stimulus for this article came from a recent session on…

It was late afternoon, and the fishing had slowed somewhat. Some giant trevallies, the odd green jobfish and a solitary amberjack had paid us a visit, together with an ever-present and rather annoying pack of small reef sharks. A typical Midway afternoon just outside the reef. The two clients, a couple of Italians called Pepe…

Approximately 20 anglers in the UK drown each year. Lifesavers, The Royal Life Saving Society UK, the countrys leading water safety body, has issued advice to anglers who continue to fish throughout autumn and winter. Di Standley, Chief Executive at Lifesavers, a West Midlands-based organisation, commented: “There are risks to anglers year-round, but in late…