Sometimes there are just not enough tides in the week for all that fishing, travelling and bait collecting us cod nuts have to do in order to feed our addiction. But do you ever stop and think of what else actually swims out there during the colder months? It is so easy to fish for…
The super Braids are one third the diameter of monofilament and consequently need far less sinker weight to nail your bait to the bottom, making life a lot easier all round. No more moans and groans about pulling up a 2lb sinker every time the bait gets washed out or the Skipper wants to re-position…
FISHING.CO.UK is going weekly, starting next month. Most of our regular monthly articles will continue but we shall also be running both weekly items and a weekly special feature in addition. One of the new additions will be an “As it Happens” column. This will really utilise the potential of the Internet, but it can…
…”So that’s one prawn vindaloo, two chicken tikka masala, a meat samosa, four poppadoms, an aloo gobi, a couple of garlic nan breads and more lagers all round then please” I said to the waiter who was hurriedly scribbling away like some demented Speedy Gonzales on amphetamines whilst trying to keep his cheesy grin and…
A quick look in my local newsagents reveals around a dozen. I reckon that with the internet and regional magazines there are probably over thirty. That is around four hundred articles each month, something like FIVE MILLION words each year! Add to that catch reports, match reports, venue guides, editorial, and all the other bits…
Last Sunday I took my youngest daughter, aged four, on a walk down the bridle path to the stream at the bottom of our lane. The first strong winds of autumn had brought down several big branches and a billion leaves, so that our landscape had suddenly become crunchy and bare. The plan was to…
When other anglers are catching fish using different lures to those you would normally use, then there is no dispute, you change if you want to catch fish. There is no argument that prevails against success. I found myself on the “Our Joel”, a charter boat skippered by Simon Pedley (01 803 551 504) out…
It had been a few years since I had been to the lake in question but since then the carp and catfish had grown significantly and I really fancied pushing up my catfish personal best. Not much had changed on the surface since my last visit, the bank and swims were still well looked after…
EA presss release: MALE FISH FERTILITY AFFECTED BY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING SUBSTANCES Oestrogenic hormones are affecting the reproductive ability of male fish, which could put the sustainability of fish populations in rivers in the North West of England at risk, the Environment Agency said today. Publishing the most recent scientific research on hormone disruption in fish…
No, I have a full time job as well (often more than full time), which is the main reason why I was so excited to be going fishing this week AND to be getting paid for it! Well, that’s not strictly true, we did have a bit of work to do. The we being yours…