Mark One Developements Address: Mr. Mark Shirley 46, Greenbank Road Tunstall STOKE ON TRENT ST6 7EY Tel: 01782 825 370 Fax: 0976 672 333 More and more carp anglers are venturing across the chan-nel in search of new waters, enticed by the lure of bigger fish and more prolific lakes. More and more carp anglers…

Dreamstream Newzealand Address: “Roanoke” RD2TurangiLake TaupoNew Zealand. Tel: ++64 (7) 386 6393 Fax: ++64 (7) 386 0660 Email: dreamstream@fishing.co.uk For decades New Zealand, or Aotearoa as the native Maori’s call it, has been known as a fisherman’s mecca, the “Anglers El-Dorado”. For decades New Zealand, or Aotearoa as the native Maori’s call it, has beenknown…

The FishingKillykeen and Lough Oughter are renowned for coarse angling. Bream, roach, perch and pike are the main species with catche sof 50-100 lbs recorded. A pegged stretch where international competitions are held is located within the park. Boats are also available for hire on site. For more information on Killykeen Forest Park, please click…

Cooneys Bungalow Address: Longford RoadBallymahonCounty LongfordIreland Tel: ++ 353 (0) 902 85541 / ++ 353 (0) 86 8511 390 Email: gerrycooney3@eircom.net Ballymahon is central to the best fishing, both game and coarse, that the Midlands can offer. This bungalow specially equipped for the angler in mind is inexpensive and centrally located for those great catches….

The season opens on 11th February and closes on 31st October.Most of the pools are suitable for fly fishing if the water conditions are favourable. In February and March spinning with minnows is the most succesful method of fishing, but as the water warms up fly fishing comes into its own. Fishing with prawn or…

I’ve had a busy few weeks which started off with a trip to Swedish Lapland then ended in North America. Leo with his big river caught brown trout taken on a dry fly Another fly caught brown trout from the Baksjobacken Creek near Asele The England Fly Fishing Team who were great ambassadors for their…

How to make and present a conger eel rig. There is one essential fact that you need to know about fishing a deep sunk wreck for a big black conger eel, that fact is that your bait has to be on the bottom!! A few feet up and you are wasting your time. So the…

For the first time the public can access up-to-the-minute flood warnings in England and Wales, 24 hours a day through the internet at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/floodwarning. The new flood warning service comes one year on from the launch of online floodplain maps at the height of last Autumn’s floods, when nearly a million people logged onto the…

The prime spots on winter rivers.. Need a guaranteed confidence booster this Winter? Then take my advice and head for one of those tiny overgrown backwaters that flank many of our rivers and you won’t go far wrong. You could do much worse than spend a little time exploring the numerous backwaters that line our…