SATURDAY21st October 2000

Trophy Room for Jim Hickey Specie: mirror carp Location: FranceA large mirror caught on a second chance/IAC fundraising trip to France Specie: carp Weight: 34.02My UK personal best at 34.02, this fish was caught in the most extraordinary circumstances, still thats fishing with my mate Ginger. Specie: catfish Location: FranceMy first catfish caught just after…

So here we are at the end of my barbel year. I would dearly love to be able to tell you that I have had a great burst of activity in December and blitzed my remaining target but it was not to be. For the third month running the Severn came up into the fields…

Articles by Martin James Martin James Martin James. International salt and freshwater angler, consultant, writer, author, broadcaster and TV contributor was born in 1937 in Kent, at Canada House, a nursing home for Navy officer’s wives. Martin caught his first fish in 1941 during a German bomber raid on his home county of Kent. As…

Saltwater fly fishing in the Gulf by Martin James, Thursday 1st April, 1999 Articles related by topic: Abroad, Exotic, Game/Fly Fishing, Sea, Venue Articles related by species: Exotic In the distance I could see the birds wheeling and diving into the clear blue waters of the Gulf. I shouted to Hussain “Birds diving at two…

Articles by Jason Inskip Jason Inskip Jason Inskip has a notably pathetic record in the capture of large specimens, although he has been a keen angler for over 30 years. This inept performance covers most branches of the sport, including coarse angling and saltwater flyfishing both in the UK and elsewhere. He prefers to use…

Traditionally it is fished as a point fly with a floating line and a greased up leader using a very slow retrieve. However there are many other methods of fishing this buzzer including having a dry or floating fly on the point with the buzzer fished on a short dropper. Another useful approach is to…