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I was using a Carbon Fibre boat rod and Super Braid line, every movement of the sinker across the bottom could be felt with a delicacy and precision which I have got to say, I am very excited about. I clearly felt the Ling (as it turned out to be) pick the bait up. What…

That may sound daft, for they are not the best of conditions for fishing; not normally anyhow, but when youíre throwing slugs and lobs to chub in water that has been warmed by a summer sun it seems as though they are the best conditions at times. I know I enjoy the fishing when itís…

A quick look in my local newsagents reveals around a dozen. I reckon that with the internet and regional magazines there are probably over thirty. That is around four hundred articles each month, something like FIVE MILLION words each year! Add to that catch reports, match reports, venue guides, editorial, and all the other bits…

Czech nymphing was introduced to the UK in the 1990 World Championships, when the Czech team thrashed the UK International teams on the Welsh Dee. The Czechs caught grayling in numbers from places that were previously thought impossibly fast or deep and sent shockwaves through the world of competition angling.Following the inevitable further development, the…

The prime spots on winter rivers.. Need a guaranteed confidence booster this Winter? Then take my advice and head for one of those tiny overgrown backwaters that flank many of our rivers and you won’t go far wrong. You could do much worse than spend a little time exploring the numerous backwaters that line our…

Articles by Geoff Maynard Geoff Maynard geoff@fishing.org Geoff Maynard Born in East London 1950, raised in Essex, now living in front of a screen in Surrey with his wonderful posh wife, his punk daughter, his three boys who are too big to insult, and a doggie called Macs. As a small child, Geoff caught his…