Stillwater PerchIt may seem strange to choose perch as a species for targeting in December, but there is a very good reason for this. Perch continue to feed through the winter and they have a habit that helps us to locate the bigger fish much more easily than we can during the warmer months –…
One of my favourite venues is the stretch of the river at Speen above Newbury. Here the river splits into a number of carrier streams. Last year our club acquired some extra water at this venue, adding a couple of extra weir pools for good measure. It is a large water and this, plus the…
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Articles by Geoff Maynard Geoff Maynard geoff@fishing.org Geoff Maynard Born in East London 1950, raised in Essex, now living in front of a screen in Surrey with his wonderful posh wife, his punk daughter, his three boys who are too big to insult, and a doggie called Macs. As a small child, Geoff caught his…
As we had the driest June on record, I thought I might start with a summertime gag; Sod all to do with fishing but when has that ever stopped me? Here goes then… A guy goes into his back garden to sunbathe but falls asleep in the midday sun, five hours later he wakes to…
Booze and birds, the mainstay of my formative years, that and fishing of course: Statistically I have spent more time, energy and money on these three simple pleasures than I care to own up to. Still, Id hate to lie on my deathbed regretting I hadnt done something constructive with my life. Statistics suck anyway;…
Well that’s the philosophy over with; let me now tell you about yesterday’s angling adventure, first some history though… I learnt to catch carp at a hungry little water called ‘Champs Fishery’ in Canterbury. A days fishing could result in thirty or more fish all between three and six pounds. Four pound mainline, a quarter…
The potential of S. Africa as a big carp destination has already been proven but so far we have only seen the tip of the iceberg. Bruce Johnson of Eagle Fishing Safaris has been working hard behind the scenes to locate waters that will produce big carp consistently. Original plans, back in 2000, to develop…
Rutland Water finished the season on a high with catch returns for the period 15 to 22 December showing that 222 anglers took advantage of the mild conditions and caught 682 fish. Giving an excellent rod average of over three. Fish had been seen moving in the surface all around the lake, close in, taking…
Canton NY – Hundreds or young people from around world are expected to join British teen actor Tom Felton in search of the biggest carp in the St. Lawrence River. The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce have announced the first ever St. Lawrence International Junior Carp Tournament and I Love NY Carp Fishing School…