Saltwater fly fishing in the Gulf by Martin James, Thursday 1st April, 1999 Articles related by topic: Abroad, Exotic, Game/Fly Fishing, Sea, Venue Articles related by species: Exotic In the distance I could see the birds wheeling and diving into the clear blue waters of the Gulf. I shouted to Hussain “Birds diving at two…

Mahi-Mahi are great fish. They give an angler a fight that he or she will never forget. Mahi-Mahi are also known as Dolphin (not the bottlenose dolphin). Mahi-Mahi make long runs and will often leap out of the water when you are battling them. They are also excellent tablefare. On this adventure, we head down…

In this final article, I will be discussing the fishing techniques I employ in those well prepared swims and I would like to talk about two specific trips from the last couple of seasons to illustrate the important points. One will deal with the fishing in high summer, with the river very low, and the…

Maybe it has been so because there was nothing to buy or use to find fish except the anglers brain and his experience. Now it is true that you cannot put watercraft in a bottle but if you take a look at the overall fishing tackle there is such a product which can at least…

There was no problem there, I enjoy short, sharp sessions, giving it all you’ve got, but I had got a bit fed up with carting all the gear around. For some daft reason, in the past I’d taken nearly the same tackle with me for a couple of hours in the evening, that I would…

So when the chance came to discover just what the jungle rivers of this huge country could offer the adventurous angler, I jumped at it. The deal allowed for two anglers, so I faxed that illustrious editor, Kevin Clifford, to see if he might be interested – Dear Kevin, is there any chance at all…

Walsall based Terry, founder of Angling Link which became the British Disabled Angling Association (BDAA), joins Tessa Sanderson OBE, Gillian Clark MBE, and more than one hundred other British athletes attending a special reception at the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday 15th June. The reception is celebrating the recent success of Sport England’s Sporting…

Articles by Martin James Martin James Martin James. International salt and freshwater angler, consultant, writer, author, broadcaster and TV contributor was born in 1937 in Kent, at Canada House, a nursing home for Navy officer’s wives. Martin caught his first fish in 1941 during a German bomber raid on his home county of Kent. As…

Articles by John Olliff-Cooper John Olliff-Cooper John started his writing career with Angling magazine in the late 1960’s, since when he has contributed to most of the better-known hard copy magazines. Flirted with modernity for a few years, then panicked at the shallow hype of it all, and fled through 180 degrees. Having been properly…

Rutland Water is fishing exceptionally well with several limits recorded by both bank and boat anglers. Dave Porter, of Edith Weston, made good use of his Gold ticket by taking 6 fish from East Creek on Sunday by lunch time. Jamie Weston from Empingham took 7 fish over the weekend up to 3*lb. Brothers Matt…