Gary Dolan’s 51lb catfish from Marsworth Reservoir, caught Saturday 2nd June 2001 at 5pm. Gary took the monster moggie on bolt-rigged luncheon meat on a size six hook.
Dogfish [Species Menu] [Dogfish articles] Common name: Lesser spotted dogfish Latin name: Scyliorhinus canicula Record weight: One of the few species where the shore record is larger than the boat caught best. The current boat record is 4lb 6oz 8 drams, whilst the shore best is 4lb 15oz 3 drams. Most fish are much smaller…
With the tremendous popularity of carp fishing, and the increasing number of anglers who are regularly using boiled baits, it was only a matter of time before these baits were used on rivers, and for barbel. I first tried them myself in the early 80’s, making them mostly from meat proteins as I thought that…
For starters, youíll just never find clearer water anywhere and most of the Greenlandic rivers make the Itchen look like a mud hole. Not surprising, really: they flow straight from the Ice Cap with the crystal purity of eternity in their veins. And then there is the number of fish available. Arctic char. As wild…
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A sure sign that Winter has beaten a welcome retreat is when the soft Spring sunshine spotlights the first Plaice of the season rising toward an eagerly extended landing net. It is a certain omen, if you like, that Spring has finally banished the gloom of winter, the uplift in spirits brought by the start…
Being able to find fish on a lake before you even put your boat in the water is key to a successful day on the water. Looking at a map and being able to read the bottom of the lake and determine the migration route the fish will follow to and from the feeding grounds…