The main town, Rothesay, was once know as Scotlandís Blackpool, and was a major holiday resort, especially during Victorian times. And though it is no longer the bustling resort of those heady days, it is still very much a vacation centred place, much loved as a stopping-off point for the legion of small yachts and…

Location: From West London take the A3 going past Guildford. Turn left for Milford and take the A283 to Petworth. From South London approach via A24 or M23, Crowley (by pass), Horsham (by pass), Billingshurst (by pass) to Petworth. At Petworth take A285 Chichester road. Continue on this road through Duncton passing the Seaford College…

‘ Nice tuna,’ he said. ‘Uh uh,’ I replied. ‘ I don’t think so.’I hardly get the words out of my mouth before Jeff throws the ju-ju sign at the bait on the long corner. Incredulously, within seconds, a long brown shadow appears behind it and like a consummate magician Jeff calmly says, ‘There she…

The writer will tell us about seeing barbel glide from under the lush green canopy of weed and begin to feed on the clean gravel. He may also describe how he waits for the barbel to make an appearance and begin to mop up the scattering of sweetcorn he had introduced earlier. We northern anglers…

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…

Because of this we now spend some four months of each year fishing this wonderful river, and in consequence we have a spread of experiences that are far too great to cover in one article. Over the next three months I will endeavour to pass on to you some of the magic of the Ebro,…

Address: Tree Meadow Fishery, Deveral Road, Fraddam, Hayle, Cornwall.Phone: John Hodge on 01736 850899. Mobile 07971 107156Directions: From St.Ives go to Hayle on the A3074. Then go over the A30 on A3302 towards Helston. At Fraddam take Deveral Road which is on your left between the shops. Travel along this road for well over half…

The French call it Croupion de Canard; to you and me it is C.D.C., or Duck rump feathers. We have been using these feathers in the U.K. for a number of years now, although they have been used on the continent considerably longer. Like it or not, they are here to stay, they have become…

I have used it at Dever Springs in Hampshire to stalk out big rainbows and browns. The technique is simplicity itself, just fish the bug on a shortish strong leader and let it settle on the bottom. When a trout swims close by lift the fly so that it leaves a puff of mud on…

In a short, but awesomely brutal fight it is one of the few fish against which European sea anglers can measure their strength, stamina and fish playing abilities on a world scale of values.There is a dreamland scenario which feeds the aims and ambitions of dedicated Conger anglers where a big broadshouldered eel ventures from…