For example, the catfishing can be excellent, there are some huge pike, very decent chub and some excellent roach fishing, especially in the north of the country. However, for the past ten years or so whenever I’ve gone to France it has been with barbel tackle in the boot of the car.Of course, fishing in…

As far as I’m concerned an 18″ Bowie knife has very little to recommend it here in Britain, or for that matter anywhere else in the world: in fact, if you’re daft, and macho enough to try toting one around, you’re likely to find yourself enjoying a spot of free accommodation – courtesy of Her…

“Pet Rescue presenter Wendy Turner Webster is appealing to Boy Scouts to stop fishing. The animal lover has written to the Duke of Kent in his capacity of President of the Scout Association, asking him to ‘retire the Scouts’ Angler Proficiency badge’ on the grounds of cruelty. Writing on behalf of the organisation People for…

In fact, all the coarse fish species can be caught on a fly. I had an instance last summer when I spotted a shoal of perch. But with no worms or spinners I thought all was lost in trying to catch those perch, then remembered that I did have a film canister in the waistcoat…

brill [Species Menu] [brill articles] Latin name: Scophthalmus rhombus Record weight: One of the smaller species of flatfish, the boat caught brill record is a huge fish of 16lb exactly, whilst the shore caught best lies some-way behind at only 7lb 7oz 8 drams. Distribution: Found throughout the North Atlantic, although mainly in deeper water…

Eel [Species Menu] [Eel articles] Common name: Eel Latin name: Anguilla anguilla Record weight: Although much bigger fish have been caught in fyke nets used by commercial eel fishermen, the rod caught record is a fish of 11lb 2oz caught in 1978 by S. Terry from Kingfisher Lake near Ringwood, Hampshire. Distribution: Eels are amongst…

Sole [Species Menu] [Sole articles] Common name: Sole Latin name: Solea solea Record weight: An inshore species, hence the record weights for this small flatfish are quite similar. A boat caught best of 4lb 1oz 12 drams is bettered by the shore record of 6lb 8oz 10 drams. Distribution: Found throughout the shallow sandy waters…

I never could work out what that meant. Maybe If you love someone, perhaps loosen the ropes a little and make sure they have fresh water could work. Then it struck me that I love pike and I set them free, but if I hadnt caught them in the first place Life is confusing isnt…

Trophy Room for Matthew Deakin Specie: Wels Catfish Weight: 28lb 8oz Location: the Nest in Winteringham, North lincsCaught from the Nest in Winteringham, North lincsThis is my first ever catfish, It is the lake record and there are less than a dozen in the whole lake GO BACK

Trophy Room for Andrew Bullock Specie: pike Location: river SevernHere’s a pic of a pike I caught out of the river Severn last winter Had no scales with me damb !! I’d appreciate a guess at the weight. I keep looking at photo’s to compare it but I still would’nt like to have a guess…