SATURDAY21st October 2000

A strong southerly wind blew across the fields, pushing us on to the same area where Gary had a lost a very big pike the week before. The river was still in the same state, coloured and pushing through quite strong. As daylight broke we could see the strong crease where the water pushing into…

AnchoringThe inability to anchor up properly is a certain way to ruin your day’s sport. Anchoring is one of those things that people take so much for granted but like everything else, there’s a right way and a wrong way. Choosing the right anchor for your needs is the first thing. There is a wide…

Well, I don’t think I have anyway, though perhaps some of those sea-trout I have picked up here and there over the years might have been salmon. Very few people I know can tell the difference without consulting a textbook. Okay, yeah, I’ve caught lots of parr, but not ‘proper’ salmon, and yet I’ve been…

Following on from my previous article on “fly rodding for carp” here I intend to focus on the surface and subsurface tactics I have used in various circumstances to deceive fish – well, some of the time anyway!

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Specie: Carp Weight: 36lb 8oz Location: Stowmarket My name is Carey Manning and I am 16 years of age.This is my PB carp of 36lb 8oz. It was caught from a venue in my hometown of Stowmarket. I went to the venue at around 5:00pm, everyone there said that nothing was feeding etc. I set-up…