The fishing can be absolutely fantastic as regulars will testify, however for the first time visitor to the Emerald Isles there are a few pointers that may prove invaluable whichever part of the country you choose to fish.BaitThe quality and price of bait in both the north and south of the country is pretty much…

There are several ways of dealing with silkweed depending on its thickness. If the weed is relatively light then the simplest answer is just to lengthen the hook length so that the bait is able to free-fall onto it. The velocity of the bait can be reduced by using Solars dissolving foam over the hook….

Saturday 8th April: After a pleasant evenings sail we left the ferry and travelled by coach to the River Spui. Everything about this venue is big: the ships the rocks and the size of feeder you need to hold bottom. Andy Jennings from Wakefield Match Anglers, and first winner of Fishamania, was pegged next to…

For example, the catfishing can be excellent, there are some huge pike, very decent chub and some excellent roach fishing, especially in the north of the country. However, for the past ten years or so whenever I’ve gone to France it has been with barbel tackle in the boot of the car.Of course, fishing in…

So, we’ve got our new pole and spare top kits all nicely elasticated and ready to go. Before we go to the chosen venue though, there are a few more items of tackle that should be purchased to make life easier, particularly if you’re going to be fishing with the pole at very long lengths….

Once you’ve purchased your new pole and spare top kits the next thing to consider is correct elastication inside the top sections. Newcomers to the sport often get this wrong and end up using light grade elastic when they should be using heavy and heavy elastic when they should be using light. Really it’s all…

Could you devote a little bit more time to your fishing? Do you mainly fish venues close to home? If the answer to these questions is yes then I think I might be able to help you out. Over the last few years I have become a bit of a bait junky. This all started…

I left you last week in the process of buying a pole for the first time. Go into any good tackle shop and you will be confronted with an array of poles with all sorts of weird and wonderful names. How do you choose the right one for your requirements? Well, the main questions to…

It’s not just tackle that has changed beyond recognition, it is bait as well. I started my carp fishing at the old Halls Angling Scheme (now RMC Angling) gravel pit at Bedfont in Middlesex. The pit unfortunately is no longer there having been re-landscaped into a park. Like most gravel pits in those days it…

Initially I thought this would be a hard one to answer because my favourite mix is usually the one we are developing at the time, but then I thought a little more about the most enjoyable times I have had fishing and realise that One mix stands above the rest. When I first joined Whizzo…