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When you actually stop and analyse all of the work that goes into such an event, it is not surprising to find that some aspects do not quite click into place as they ought to!The quality of fishing that the lakes provided was of the highest order. I spent a lot of time with the…

Well funnily enough it’s quite appropriate for this piece for a variety of reasons. What I want to tell you about is a technique for pike fishing that I’ve been using for several years now. One which, like the old Spike Milligan song from which I took the title, is a little bizarre but which…

The close season has been a frustrating one. The continuing Foot and Mouth crisis has kept most rivers out of bounds denying access for my traditional reconnaissance trips. I love to stomp the banks of the Kennet in the spring looking out for new swims and seeing the changes the winter floods have wrought on…

Specie: Carp Weight: 15lb 4oz Location: Ham Green Lake , Salford. The first carp was 15lb 4oz & it put up a good fight for 15 mins. It was at Ham Green Lake in the spring last year on the top lake. I caught it on luncheon meat. You can get the carp on brad…

‘ 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…