The first is keeping them fresh so they won’t turn into casters, and subsequently blue-bottles, especially in hot weather. In hot summer weather this can happen in a day or two. The best answer to this is to keep them in the fridge. If this can’t be negotiated with the woman of the house, then…
A dream I hardly considered possible given that I was restricted to bank fishing due to my lack of access to a boat, and that the fishing was difficult from this spot, hard going, ending in a lot of blank days.I was once a fairly pessimistic angler, and therefore didnít expect to catch. If I…
It has been very hot in the past few days. I was woken up by Shastri shaking me just before dawn. It was quite chilly then. Shastri is my cousin, this is his first season on the river and I am instructing him. He had already banked up the fire and started to heat the…
The trouble is, they are just socheap and tiny that often little thought goes intotheir purchase. Let me ask you this question? How manydifferent hook patterns do you own? Obviously, theanswer will depend on the species you pursue, but inmost cases, the range of hooks I carry is moreextensive than any other item of tackle….
When starting out on a water for the first time, I recommend that you experiment with both these baits to determine what shape head of eels there are in the water. If the large headed eel is caught, it will mean that the eels will be predominately predators, and will these will require fishing with…
So to the end of season session. The last full night being a Monday, I fancied a two nighter as a finisher so, breaking the habit of a lifetime, I arrived at the lake on the Sunday afternoon in lovely spring sunshine. To my surprise the open water swim I had been getting the results…
This type of fishing is very specialised and originated at places like Drayton Reservoir and Arrow Valley lake. Big lakes such as these often require the angler to fish at distance and when the fish are up in the water the approach can result in some huge catches of carp. I must be honest at…
Baits such as elderberry, hemp and wormsare used less often. Ignore these baits though at yourperil, particularly the most versatile of them all,the humble loaf of bread. The beauty of a loaf ofbread is that it can be fished in so many differentways. From a piece of crust torn from the loaf to aball of…
The straight waggler is probably the most versatile waggler float in the angler’s box. It can be used on lakes, rivers and canals and for a variety of species. The straight waggler can be made in a variety of materials. The most commonly used materials are peacock quill (which is my favourite, Sarcandas reed and…
After a walk round, climbing a few small trees on the way, I saw nothing to inspire me so I plumped for the area of open water again. The days are much longer now so it is a luxury to be able to take my time getting the casts spot on before darkness descends. After…