Whilst the conditions might be poor, the fish will still be feeding to some extent and are thus catchable. I suppose it is no wonder that the fish are left alone in winter. I found the same when working in fisheries science, virtually all work had been carried out in the warmer months and next…

Iíve done time on pasty bashing waters, lakes with an abundance of doubles, twenties waters, and the occasional Ďcircuití water. Apart from Linford Lakes that I fished for most of last year, the rest have all offered no chance of a thirty. The year before last was spent on a small syndicate lake in a…

You’ve been at the lake for two nights now. The fishing has been hard, but a few have been coming out and you’ve seen some on the bank so you feel you’re still in with a chance, even though you’ve been fishing at this particular venue for three months now without a fish. You’ve spotted…

Strange how the soft plastic “muppets” attract and catch fish. Go to tropical waters and see them trolled at 7 or 8 knots for big game species, fish them with or without bait for cod and pollack over wrecks and reefs. It really is uncanny why fish are suicidally attracted to these lures with a…

This month is generally speaking the last chance to make the most of warmer water conditions prior to the lower temperature of late autumn having its effect on water temperature and all fishes metabolic rates. With this in mind I will be continuing what has seemed to be a recent trend of introducing anglers who…

One of the most asked questions in my e-mail bag is “where can I get my favourite reel repaired??” and it is often evident from some of the mail that the cost of repair is an almost secondary consideration. The reel has become a familiar “friend”, a part of the day out.Most reel manufacturers have…

The concept of the PAA was conceived by Peter Clapperton to boost the waning interest in angling as a whole and to provide a professional body of instructors nation-wide to pass on knowledge and help others develop skills required to improve as anglers. With the help of Roy Marlow and Alan Pearce the initial idea…

Time for a rant. I’m sure that not everyone would agree with the implication in the title that fishing is so poor in these Isles. And before you start flaming those emails at me, I do know that there are several places here where the fishing is very good. Those places are however quite rare…

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