Articles by Geoff Maynard Geoff Maynard geoff@fishing.org Geoff Maynard Born in East London 1950, raised in Essex, now living in front of a screen in Surrey with his wonderful posh wife, his punk daughter, his three boys who are too big to insult, and a doggie called Macs. As a small child, Geoff caught his…

The Bow is a shallow wide river which is why it’s a great dry fly river. It can be quite windy so I would advise a nine foot six weight rod. Even a seven weight rod might prove useful. This was the third fish in five drifts. Overhead, skeins of geese along with small flights…

It was a bit of an accident going there in the first place. Originally I had intended to take Belinda to Cape Town, but at this time of the year it is too cold. We then thought about Eritrea, but once again, at this time of the year, down on the coast it is too…

4th September – 17th September 2003 Arrived at our resort on the West coast of Antigua to find it was surrounded by water _. Our accommodation was right on the beach with about half a mile of sand and surf to the left and right of us. Behind us were 2 large saltwater lagoons separated…

Not so on the coarse fishing competition held on the Århus River in Århus, by the local Brabrand fishing club. The number of entrants were not very high, as Denmark was playing in the world cup the same day. But the winning catch was a record catch for the third year in a row. The…

At Warren Park you will have a lodge situated at the edge of the New Forest. All the lodges are about 25 yards from the lake where a hundred pound plus bags are not that uncommon. Accommodation: is in one of four purpose built lakeside lodges with two bedrooms. In high season, lets run from…

GIBRALTAR TOURIST BOARD UK WELCOMES NICK HANCOCK & MIKE THRUSSELL OF BBC RADIO’S ‘FISH OF FIVE LIVE’ Visit of the BBC Radio 5 Fish on Five programme organized by the Gibraltar Tourist Board. This programme was broadcast last Saturday (20/04/02) and will be repeated in prime time over the coming weeks. Full text available on…

“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 Dave Steuart Dave Steuart Dave Steuart wrote his first article 53 years ago. He was asked to be lead writer of Anglerís Mail when it first appeared, and did so until it was until it was sold to IPC. He then wrote regularly for Angling magazine until that was sold. About that time…

Well, I don’t think I have anyway, though perhaps some of those sea-trout I have picked up here and there over the years might have been salmon. Very few people I know can tell the difference without consulting a textbook. Okay, yeah, I’ve caught lots of parr, but not ‘proper’ salmon, and yet I’ve been…