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…

Float fishing is a method of sea fishing which has been sorely neglected in recent years because of the pretty boy machismo of owning an expensive beachcaster and mincing up and down the beach with it. But amongst those whose prime objective is actually catching fish when they go fishing, there is something of a…

Address: Kilnsey Park Kilnsey near Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 5PS Phone number:O1756 752150Directions: Make for Grassington on the Yorkshire Dales and take the B6160 towards Kettlewell. The park is approximately half way between Grassington and Kettlewell on your left hand side.Fishery: Two clear lakes of over an acre each, set in spectacular scenery. The water…

Traditionally it is fished as a point fly with a floating line and a greased up leader using a very slow retrieve. However there are many other methods of fishing this buzzer including having a dry or floating fly on the point with the buzzer fished on a short dropper. Another useful approach is to…

All habitat work on fisheries has come to a full stop. Thankfully anglers have shown great responsibility by staying away from the rivers and streams. Most walkers have stayed off the public footpaths and away from the fields. It’s surprising what the prospect of a 5000 pound fine will do! Sadly many irresponsible dog owners…

Tim Bailey runs and organises ‘The African Angler’ and it is through Tim’s enterprise that most sport fishing anglers find themselves in the searing heat of southern Egypt. It must be emphasised from the very outset that the term safari is precisely what a fishing trip to Lake Nasser is. The environment is rugged, though…

This verdant area is where a spring bubbles up from the rocky ground. Not a particularly unusual occurrence you may feel – except that, in this case, the spring is the source of a mighty river. A river which is the largest in Scotland, an important navigational asset, hugely consequential in tourism-related terms but perhaps…

The road from the bone dry low-veldt rises slowly at first, then more urgently, through 180° alpine hairpin bends that would sore test the unsober. The thorn scrub is left behind as lowland deciduous woodland appears. At a stop to admire the view, an African relative of the blackbird chuckles away, giving the moment the…

In the high-pressure world of modern specialist angling, tench fishing is one area in which I believe you can retain some of the more traditional techniques and still be very competitive and successful. This is not retro-angling á la Chris Yates but an adaptation of existing methods to create an efficient and deadly way of…

Some behaviour is so clear that it is easy to pick up what the fish are doing, but often just trying to remember when and on what gear you caught what fish is impossible. I must admit that am not the best person in the world at keeping a diary – hell, I don’t even…