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“The catch of Irish Salmon is on a fast downward spiral. The total catch has fallen from an annual 1600 tonnes in the seventies, through 1152 tonnes in the eighties, to 630 tonnes in the nineties and lower still today. This trend will lead to the extinction of Irish Wild Salmon by the end of…

Articles by Dr Paul Garner Dr Paul Garner Despite being born in central London, Paul Garner comes from a family who’s history has been intertwined with angling for generations. During his teens Paul spent most of his time match fishing with local clubs, travelling to such exotic venues as the Hampshire Avon and Great Ouse…

Sometimes this is the baiting situation that I have created, but more often than not it is the rig which they have sensed. Now this might be because of the hook, lead, bait fixing, or main line rising from the bait, but often it is the hook length which appears to be causing the problem….

I sat out in the swim as the sun went down looking out over the expanse of open water, knowing that the casts were spot on and that the carp were out there lying up, it was just a matter of tempting one to move a couple of feet to eat a boilie. As the…

In the last month I have been out several times with varying degrees of success. My short tench trips are not turning out too well. Three trips so far have produced a big fat zero, despite being in the right swim with the right bait etc. I know this because other guys are fishing the…

Cloudy, still and muggy summed up the weather, still no one was there but no fish showed to give me inspiration as I looked out across the lake. The water was slightly coloured but it had that nice greeny tinge, the level was well up though, covering the fronts of most of the swims, the…

Since then I had taken a brace of fit looking winter mirrors and on the first session this week I was party to a show of carp aerobatics that would put a summers night to shame. They were going mad. To make things even more exciting the carp were rolling consistently over my baits cast…

The water level was still up so I drove straight round to the other side of the lake. Unlike the previous week the wind was not blowing so I was less than super confident but with an increasing bank of cloud at least the night would be mild. The daylight stays a little longer now,…