Pickerings of Burslem

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The new Gel Spun Polythene fishing lines, or Superbraid as it has become known generically, has altered the face of bottom fishing forever.Wire line, once the province of the deep water, fast current anglers has to a large extent been made redundant by these superthin lines with their ability to hold bottom with the minimum…

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Common skate grow big. They regularly weigh over 150lbs and 200lbers are caught every year. Commercially caught common skate have exceeded 400lbs. There are rumours of post WW2 skate to 600lbs from Icelandic waters, though these giants are mostly associated with the 1930’s -before stocks were reduced through commercial exploitation as technology improved catch rates…

The heaviest fish on opening day was taken by Steve Payne of Bedford from a boat in the bowl of the dam on a black and green Cats Whisker. Steve‚s prize winner weighed in at 6lb 8oz to take the New Lodge Trophy and £70 in tackle vouchers. Steve‚s bag of 7 fish weighed a…

Imagine a fish similar in size to a sea-trout, living in shallow tropical seas, takeable on lures cast with reservoir fly tackle, and whose first unstoppable run could be not far short of two hundred yards. No need to imagine – such a fish exists. It’s the Bonefish (Albula vulpes), often called “the grey ghost…