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Although we all tend to hark back to the good old days, it is a fact that not only are rivers getting clearer, they are also suffering from more extreme flow patterns. Big floods are increasingly common, and when they aren’t over their banks they resemble canals! Just recently we had the equivalent of a…

Specie: Ghost Carp Weight: 9lb.8oz Location: Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes It was a shock when I caught This 9lb.8oz Ghost. I was floating crust by some flotsome, then just about to reel in when a mouth came out of the water and took the crust.

Madness ensued as the final items of importance were packed ready for this, my sixth trip to India in search of the legendary Golden Mahseer. My well laid plan of bed at 10pm of course went unnoticed as I was still looking for hooks and split rings strong enough to hold the world’s strongest fighting…

The fenced, rhododendron-girt, and lily paved two acres, were to be tantalizingly viewed by ordinary anglers as mere glimpses through the foliage. For them, such high flown pleasures were to be had only vicariously, as the true elite unlocked the gates to gain entry, and studiedly locked them again to keep out the great unwashed….

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The water is a real gem and I would recommend it to anyone. If you haven’t had a trip to the area try and find a space in your diary and give it a go – it is one of those lakes that will drag you back time and time again. I found an opportunity…