R A Markham

Monk Lake Fisheries Two lakes, on an established fishfarm, providing quality coarse fishing, including night fishing for anglers who prefer catching to waiting! Lying adjacent to the River Beult the Lake offers panoramic views of the nearby hills and villages. Wildlife is abundant and includes herons, kestrels, kingfishers, snipe, plover and the ever-present marsh frogs,…

Grayling [Species Menu] [Grayling articles] Common name: Grayling Latin name: Thymallus thymallus Record weight: Despite a record weight of only 4lb 3oz, caught in 1989 by Mr S.R. Lanigan, the grayling is known to grow much larger than this in Europe. Fish of almost ten pounds are possible in some rivers in Northern Europe! Distribution:…

It was the second session of the week. The first session I had got a result landing a 21lb 12oz common on a single hookbait. If you recall on the next session I fished from the other side of the lake but still put a bait on the spot from where the common had fallen….

Fishing from rocks and over rough ground is logically where some of the best fish are to be found, problem is, that by casting a baited trace into such ground you are taking the risk that you will never see that trace again. If the cast is no more than a gentle lob then you…

This is particulary so with collecting lob worms after dark. Most fishing books concern themselves with a few paragraphs about picking up worms from grass at night, but few go into any real detail as to what to expect under different conditions. If I start with the absolutely best conditions you could possibly hope for,…

You’ll remember I was wading down a submerged sandbar, formed at the tail of an island that was set long-ways in the middle of the river. Having taken several dace on my first run down the pool, I was almost halfway down for the second time when the fly was seized with great force. Then…