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Bass are predictable, and never more so than in the April to late Juneperiod when they move inshore over the rough ground beaches.The trigger for this inshore migration is governed by the first flushof peeling shore crabs. The crabs shed their old shells and are softfor a short period until their flesh hardens into a…

Trout fisheries, it seems, have finally woken up to the fact that pike anglers are prepared to pay big money for good quality pike fishing and more and more of them are taking advantage of it. Sure, some of these places have a rather one sided view of the situation and only use pike anglers…

March 15th is a very special event in the calendar of the brown trout enthusiast. Those months of waiting and wondering, of tying up deadly patterns and of dreaming about big bends in the rod, suddenly come to an end with the opening of the new season. Up in my northern neck of the woods…

The Tufton Arms Hotel The Tufton Arms is situated in Appleby; a medieval market town set in the heart of the beautiful Eden Valley, which lies in a great loop of the River Eden. The area offers some of the best salmon & trout fishing in the north of England. A former 16th century coaching…

This was the day the sun shone on a slick surfaced sea. The wind was light but still carrying a deceptive chill from the nether regions of the north – but the early Spring sunshine was welcome, surely this was a sign of better things to come!!Shadowing the wreck was a cloud of fish rising…

Standard techniques such as early striking, minimum handling and correct unhooking procedure are well documented and passed on to others at RA meetings or on-the-bank fish-ins. Sadly, like most things in life, these conservation measures have been learned the hard way and a lot of fish have suffered due to bad practice which in turn…