Scotties Fishing Tackle

Specie: pike Weight: 50lb Location: south of Ireland This pike was caught on a trolled Rapala Supershad and 50lb braided line towards the end of February 1998. The location was an undisclosed lake in the south of Ireland. It weighed in at 29lb 8oz and is my personal best.

Anglian Water have announced the opening dates of the four trout fisheries for the coming 2002 season and with Easter very early all four will be open before the 1 April. Ravensthorpe Friday 1 March Pitsford Water Friday 15 March Grafham Water Saturday 23 March Rutland Water Thursday 28 March A range of six Season…

One of the many angling related presents I received for my 40th birthday back in January was a couple of days fishing on The Royalty. My Mum had booked the Top Weir Compound for my exclusive use at the end of February and Jacqui had booked us into one of the numerous B&B’s in Christchurch…

In the last month I have been out several times with varying degrees of success. My short tench trips are not turning out too well. Three trips so far have produced a big fat zero, despite being in the right swim with the right bait etc. I know this because other guys are fishing the…

In hard rock areas where through the warmer months fish such as pollack and bass can be caught, where the fingers of rock jut out into deeper waters, by putting the spinning gear away too soon you will often miss some unexpectedly good sport. It is a fact that during October and November, sometimes even…

You may recall last week that I predicted the Severn would fish well. Well, I was wrong! It fished really hard in parts, which was a disappointment after the way it had fished in the first couple of weeks of the season. On Saturday I was so close to good swims after drawing peg 12…