Adventure fishing, is that what you’d call it? I certainly would ! I know that a lot of the readers here, like myself, are interested in learning; new skills, better spots, how to add a whole range of colours to their pallet.I was on an adventure trip in Taupo, New Zealand, and I was painting…

The railway system wasn’t working. In fact it was a disgrace, with commuters taking five hours to complete a journey that usually took thirty minutes. I’m certain the third world countries railways were more efficient. Then we, the travelling public, had the final insult when it was reported that our failed Rail Track Chairman who…

The first question that we have to ask ourselves is – livebaits or deadbaits? Given the choice I will always try to fish both deadbaits and livebaits. This would usually be one livebait rod and two rods with deadbaits. Some waters respond much better to one or the other though. The quickest way of finding…

Basically they have the sensitivity of the traditional reversed crowquill made so popular by the late Billy Lane whilst having the shooting capacity of the more modern peacock waggler. In practice, it is really a float for still water fishing at greater range in shallow water, or fishing close in deepish water. It is rarely…

|This is surprising as these floats are very effective for fishing the deep flowing swims that are present in many of our major rivers. They are also particularly useful on tidal sections of rivers, where the depth can dramatically increase as the tide comes in.These floats are best described as being ‘crude but effective’. This…

The weather was still a bit up and down, one minute mild and rainy, the next clear and frosty. This afternoon was a wet and windy one so darkness was early, almost before 4pm. I had no time to wade round to see if any other carp were showing signs of distress as I had…

The first, and most significant change was to move to another area on the Ribble. You may recall I described a swim which I nicknamed the “suicide swim” a couple of months back. This is a place on the river where a big snag, in the shape of an old tree, forms a holding spot…

Last year brought about a few changes in the world of angling that may benefit all of us in the future, and the hope that by the end of 1968 we will be just a bit stronger politically by becoming a unanimous and persuasive voice to those people who are supposed to listen. The opportunities…

Wareham is in Dorset and on the opposite side of Poole Harbour to Poole.Directions: Take the A351 towards Swanage. On leaving Sandford and coming in to Wareham take the road to the town centre. The first bridge is over the River Piddle. Go over this bridge straight on through the traffic lights turning left just…

There are four main waters here, three low stocked un-pressured large waters and one better stocked, pressured lake. Firstly, The Ash Tree Pit that I had fished heavily the previous season, and a water I’ll be detailing in the final part of this series. A very large, untapped, broken-up lake of massive potential for big…