Right, where was I

Most years, I have a short holiday on the coast at Swanage in Dorset. Although I enjoy the break by the sea, fishing is still in the blood and I nearly always have a few early mornings or evenings fishing with my holiday gear at the nearby Arfleet ponds. To be honest I have never…

Most anglers seem to have their favourite swims and the reasons for this are probably as varied as there are swims themselves. There is an uncanny, and almost unnerving connection between good swims and car parks for example, and I may well return to that theme later, depending upon the directions these thought processes take…

Winter location of these mini-river carp, is a hit and miss affair. You will have to look for the fish in any deeper section of the river. Look for carp rolling in the coloured water, assuming the water temperature is rising, otherwise you will be wasting your time. If the rivers are clear, look for…

Using lines and tackle that had evolved from processes in manufacturing during the war effort, they caught enormous numbers of bluefish, stripers, speckled and grey trout, redfish and bonitos from the shore on plugs, bait and polished metal jigs, wading thigh-deep amongst flocks of screeching terns and seagulls. The very foundation of the great US…

This is another very effective specialist float, designed by float maker Pat Tarrant, that has accounted for some exceptional catches from larger stillwaters such as gravel pits. It is in my opinion the answer to fishing for large tench and bream on those rough windy days when the fish are stirred into action.