It is a basic fact of life that often the best fishing is available in the most remote and lonely places, if you accept that fact, then being properly dressed in bright clothing and wearing good boots that will enable you to keep your footing is nothing more than common sense.Fashion footwear is great for…
That is when keeping a supply becomes of vital importance, especially in times when the wind and tides conspire to frustrate the commercial bait suppliers.Some anglers run their own salt water aquariums to ensure a constant supply of eels throughout the season but believe me, that requires a lot of hard work and time devoted…
Articles by Russell Symons Russell Symons Russ Symons has been an angling Photographer/Writer for over thirty years, the last twelve of which, writing about and photographing the sea and its fish being his full time occupation. Progressing from a black and white darkroom in the attic of his Plymouth home, to the exacting colour requirements…
However in this article, l want to concentrate on just one aspect of fly fishing, that is catching deep water wild brown trout from large reservoirs or lakes. I hope to show how I, with my coarse fishing friends, transferred knowledge from coarse fishing into this specialist form of fly fishing. Certainly not ultra purist…
However over the past ten years, the stocks of the River Thames have changed out of all recognition. Carp are now a major species with a large number of fish present with some, I believe, over forty pounds present. I personally know of two different carp of over thirty seven pounds. One of these was…
Travel Gear Naturally this has to be very compact and functional. l use two Shakespeare travel fly rods; a six piece 9ft AFTM 6/7 and a five piece 7 1/2ft AFTM 4/5. Both these rods break down to about 18 inches. Friends tell me that Shakespeare have improved on these original models in the “Ariel…
Why is there this terrific increase in demand for pellets? Obviously, first and foremost they work. Used properly by a skilled angler the results can be remarkable. They are also cheap. I buy mine from a local seed merchant for £23 per 561b sack. They also have a good shelf life with few storage problems….
Sweetcorn has become a very popular bait for many species of fish. It is cheap, clean and easy to use. However as its popularity has increased, fish of many waters have learnt to associate its colour and smell with danger. Fish have been known to bolt out of a swim at its very sight in…
Articles by Bill Rushmer Bill Rushmer Bill is a chartered Chemist and retired teacher who is still fighting to keep the lid off his coffin. Remains as barmy about his fishing as he was over forty years ago – and is still loving it. Married to Virginia who is just as crazy about her fishing….
Tungsten, for it’s size, is much heavier than the more common brass type alloys used in gold bead patterns. This makes this pattern very useful, particularly when fishing fast flowing river for grayling. The nymph sinks virtually straight to the bottom where it lands.MaterialsHooks: short shank size 10 to 16. I have tied some on…