Articles by Chris Plumb Chris Plumb Age 41. First taken fishing at the age of three & half when I promptly fell in and have been getting wet on and off ever since. By the time I was 4 I was trusted with my own rod and reel (a 2&3/4 inch centre-pin) with which I…

Well no, although I might not actually start my winter river fishing for a couple of months yet, it is time to get out and get re-aquainted with the rivers. Believe me, do it now before the floods come along and the river is twice as wide, full of colour and bombing through. You will…

Shannon Castle line A holiday to satisfy all ages! Captain your own cruiser on the spectacular Irish river Shannon. Fishing and cruising at its best! The Shannon River is one of the most scenic and attractive pleasure waterways in Europe, punctuated by many beautiful lakes as it meanders on its journey to the sea. The…

Specie: Common Carp Weight: 15 lb Location: Firswood RoadMy name is Blake Harrison & I am 16 years old.I was fishing on floating bread andIwas gettinga lotof nibblesbut no big bites.I just looked away for a second and when I turned back I saw a huge mouth slowly consume the bread.It was almost in slow…

Specie: Carp (Mirror, Leather, Ghost and Common), Barbel, Pike, Perch Weight: 4lb Location: Lower Gravenhurst, BedfordshireWhere it Was Caught : In an acre Fish pond in garden Description: The float started to sink, but as if it had to much swan shot onit, started to reel it in and thers a 4lb common happily sucking…

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This Christmas past, just as right through the rest of the year, there’s been hardly a moment when – should you so choose – you couldn’t catch, somewhere on satellite TV, a shark programme. Sharks rule National Geographic, Discovery, all the documentary channels except, I guess, History. And I’d not be at all surprised if…

The Contemplative Man’s Recreation by Clive Gammon, Saturday 1st December, 2001 Articles related by topic: Abroad, Boat, Coarse, Exotic, Game/Fly Fishing, Holiday, Humour, Pleasure, River/Canal, Sea, Stillwater/Lake/Pond Articles related by species: Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, Exotic “The Contemplative Man’s Recreation” is what Isaak Walton called angling, right? Misty dawns over the lake, the dew on…

Considering that I had just one day on the Ballynahinch, it was a piece of serious luck that I’d drawn Beat One of the Ballynahinch Castle Hotel water which took in the pool immediately below the lough. (A German guest at the hotel, indeed, sidled up to me and wanted to know how much I’d…