When the capture of a five foot long bundle of pure muscle takes over fifteen minutes to bring in, even on seriously tasty boat rods and 100lb bs line, then leaps into the air before screaming off on another thumb-burning run, yet is greeted with “Oh. It’s only a small one” by a perfectly serious…

Anglian Water have announced the opening dates of the four trout fisheries for the coming 2002 season and with Easter very early all four will be open before the 1 April. Ravensthorpe Friday 1 March Pitsford Water Friday 15 March Grafham Water Saturday 23 March Rutland Water Thursday 28 March A range of six Season…

University Challenge. Starter for one. Which organisation is best equipped to run Britain’s fisheries?B-a-a-a-rp. King’s College, Cambridge. “British Waterways”. “Why’s that then,” says Jeremy Paxman.”Simple,” says a spotty youth with double-barrelled surname whose stately home has more bedrooms than the average council estate. “Because they can make a profit out of it.”The Environment Agency and…

Yet there is something about this time of day which has a magic of its own. For those unfortunate souls who have never encountered those clear still moments one can only feel that somehow they are missing out on nature at its best by not sharing the aesthetic beauty and enchantment that is fishing.Such mornings…

Know your enemy.That’s what they say, though looking through the recent write-ups about Peta I found it hard to ignore the comparative references to them being ‘totalitarian’, ‘fascists’ and even ‘Nazi’. I thought that was a bit strong. Until I started to read up about them that is. You’ll have to make your own minds…

Biting cold North-east winds, dark grey brooding skies and freezing rain, such a contrast to the pleasant spring weather we experienced just a week ago. I must admit that as I get older I tend to take a bit more notice of the weather than I used to. Not that I’m a fair-weather angler, nothing…

Doh! Frustration! You see, I just spent the best part of two hours (alright, ten minutes) writing this piece only to lose it in a hard disk crash. And no, actually, cleverdick, I had not yet gotten around to saving it, let alone backing it up. Besides, as everybody knows very well, back-ups are for…

As the setting sun hits it, you could be excused for believing that the paintwork of the canary-yellow catamaran tied up to the pontoon is responsible. But – it goes a little deeper than that.The catamaran Top Cat is owned by the Wrightsons Trust and is skippered by Steve Golden. So, with a name like…

From 1 April 2002 the price of a full licence will increase by 1 and the price of a concessionary licence for senior and eligible disabled anglers will rise by 50 pence. Full non-migratory trout and coarse licences will increase to 21 and a concessionary licence for senior and eligible disabled anglers to 10.50. Full…

Ever dreamed of going on that ultimate big game fishing experience? Well now you can live your fantasy at a price that wont break the bank! Ultimate Angling Ltd, one of the UKs leading foreign holiday specialists, have teamed up with Cortez Charters (est. 1984), the largest independent provider of sportfishing charters on the West…