SATURDAY21st October 2000

Grass carp [Species Menu] [Grass carp articles] Common name: Grass carp Latin name: Ctenopharygodon idella Record weight: In recent years no other record has been in as much danger as the grass carp. With several huge fish dotted around the country, the record has been broken on several occasions in recent seasons. The latest angler…

flounder [Species Menu] [flounder articles] Common name: Flounder Latin name: Platchthys flesus Record weight: As an inshore species, both the boat and shore records for flounder are very similar with weights of 5lb 11oz 8 drams and 5lb 7oz respectively. Distribution: Flounder are very common in shallow coastal waters around Europe. These small fish can…

Anglers not used to tackling big fish hold sharks in awe and tend to treat them with maybe too much respect. Fact is that blues are the easiest of all the UK sharks to catch, they’ll fight but won’t pull your arms off and neither do you need specialised rods and reels. The biggest advantage…

Perhaps you use a lot of peeler crab for your cod fishing, or are prone to lashing on great offerings of mackerel to the hook in the hunt for a big, sulking conger eel. Below are some of the baits I tend to use for the majority of my fishing.MackerelUnless you have access to “fresh…

Boat fishing is something of a mystery to many anglers. Most would agree that the ability to get afloat can pay dividends and yet very few anglers actually take the plunge and give it a go. Those that do fall mainly into two categories; the experienced boater who’s learned the art of boat fishing the…

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