He was the Dick Walker of pre-war England, and as such was employed by Hardyís to endorse their high quality bottom-fishing rods and reels, which bore his name. The Hardy No.1 Wallis Avon was the Rolls-Royce of pre-war coarse fishing rods, and good examples now command high prices. The exquisite little Hardy Wallis centre-pin is…

This nymph is ultra fast sinking as it has a high density tungsten bead head. Bill playing a grayling on a tungsten fly Bill with a 2lb l5oz grayling on a tungsten pattern Tungsten, for it’s size, is much heavier than the more common brass type alloys used in gold bead patterns. This makes this…

Pole floats tend to be both sensitive and delicate. This naturally is reflected in their relatively high price compared to most conventional floats. However given time and effort you can produce your own at a fraction of the cost of the commercially produced article. Starting materials Push cocktail into balsa wood Use glass paper to…

Directions: From Wareham take the A351 towards Swanage. Turn left at Corfe Castle down the road sign posted for Studland and follow the road under the disused railway bridge. About 300 yards on your left you will see a sign saying “Arfleet Mill Lake Coarse Fishing”. Go through the gate and travel down the dirt…

Whatever scientist reckoned the deadliest creature on earth was a jellyfish had obviously never met my first wife, no jellyfish on earth could kill with a single look. 18 -12 Good overture that! 24lb 2oz – Spike I’m the one holding the fish It was about this time I decided I wasn’t fishing enough. A…

I took a flight from Baltimore’s International airport for Orlando Florida. One of the great things about flying in the United States is the cheap air fares, compared with rip-off Britain’s air fares, high airport taxes and of course the very high tax on fuel. My destination was the town of Titusville on the east…

This free fishing venue is a mixed fishery that appears to be improving every year. It is very much a river that has come back from the dead. Typical River Crane chub A fair net of River Crane roach A small barbel-stocked by the Environmental Agency into the River Crane View from the Meadway bridge…

Of all the factors which affect our ability to catch trout, the weather is often thought one of the most critical. Lesley: Frying tonight Highs…and lows How many times have you seen anglers pile into the bar afterwards muttering things like “Oh it was far too – bright – windy – calm – hot –…

Now I want to examine in a bit more detail the mechanics of actually getting to your chosen venue. In other words, booking the correct ferry route, mastering the French road system and the unique French manner of driving which is somewhat hairy to say the least.First take a look at an example of how…

Having observed crucians in clear water, I believe that this is due to the way they sometimes take the bait. In clear water I could see the crucians come up to the bait and take it without moving off. They appeared to stop to eat the bait on the spot. Obviously this would give very…