In one way I am very pleased that it is one less lad left on the street corners; bored and directionless but I do have this selfish nemesis within me crying out, pleading that I’ve tied enough hooks for others and answered enough questions already to put adequate numbers on the slippery slope of fishing…
On with the tale, Redmire pool is not just a couple of words, it is a dream: an experience, a Mecca for anyone who had heard of carp before Kevin Maddocks explained how to catch this uncatchable species. It is a magical place of amazing natural beauty, incredible really as it’s so close to Wales!…
Best get to the serious fishing bit rather quickly now; I can sense the editor is getting twitching already…miserable sod! The saying “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has paid dividends for me this month as I’m friends with the hard working chaps that run the ‘Mid-Kent fisheries’. These guys have worked…
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, I’d hate to lie on my deathbed regretting I hadn’t 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…
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…
Being able to find fish on a lake before you even put your boat in the water is key to a successful day on the water. Looking at a map and being able to read the bottom of the lake and determine the migration route the fish will follow to and from the feeding grounds…
Approximately 20 anglers in the UK drown each year. Lifesavers, The Royal Life Saving Society UK, the country’s leading water safety body, has issued advice to anglers who continue to fish throughout autumn and winter. Di Standley, Chief Executive at Lifesavers, a West Midlands-based organisation, commented: “There are risks to anglers year-round, but in late…