Quite some years ago now, I was fortunate to have fished two beautiful lakes that had largely escaped the attentions of serious carp anglers. One man had lived a summer on one of them, in the 1970’s, but in those days of deep and dark carp secrets, he told few people exactly what he had…
Okay; so this old couple meet up at a tea dance and hit it off straight away. Realising that as they are both in the twilight of their lives and time is of the essence, they decide after a whirlwind romance of three weeks, to fly out to Las Vegas and tie the knot. Age…
Articles by Bill Rushmer Bill Rushmer Bill is a chartered Chemist and retired teacher who is still fighting to keep the lid off his coffin. Remains as barmy about his fishing as he was over forty years ago – and is still loving it. Married to Virginia who is just as crazy about her fishing….
Articles by John Young John Young John Young has been fishing since 1972. He started by drowning maggots for anything that came along but soon donned a floppy green hat and joined the specimen hunting scene. In the late 1970s he started pursuing carp and soon caught his first 20lber on diced potato. Years later,…
Articles by John Young John Young John Young has been fishing since 1972. He started by drowning maggots for anything that came along but soon donned a floppy green hat and joined the specimen hunting scene. In the late 1970s he started pursuing carp and soon caught his first 20lber on diced potato. Years later,…
The shoals of mackerel have been very patchy this year and only the optimists have gone to sea banking on catching sufficient mackerel for enough bait to last the days fishing. Most boat fishing regulars have hedged their bets with a box of frozen squid or, if you are fortunate enough to live by the…
Articles by Russ Symons Russ Symons Russ Symons has been an angling Photographer/Writer for over thirty years, the last twelve of which, writing about and photographing the sea and its fish being his full time occupation. Progressing from a black and white darkroom in the attic of his Plymouth home, to the exacting colour requirements…
In this new series, I will be looking in fair depth at various venues on the Lower Thames. This is a task that to my knowledge has not been tackled since John Burrett wrote his classic book “The Lower Thames” in 1960. This short book was part of a series looking at fishing famous rivers….
Every year, my friend Roger Baker raves about his holiday at White Acres while he shows me yet more photographs of his outstanding catches. However in reality White Acres is much more than a brilliant fishery – it is a great holiday venue for the whole family with excellent accommodation and top quality entertainment.
Last Saturday I had to go to Didcott in Oxfordshire for a couple of hours work. I left Bristol in freezing cold conditions, but bright sunshine. The drive along the M4 was directly into the sun and thus quite a strain on the eyes. On reaching Hungerford the fields were covered with snow. In Oxford…