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.
The lake was still quiet, just me there, rain was forecast but the wind that had helped me on the session before had gone. I had seen carp roll consistently in an area of the lake opposite the swim I fished last time so I drove straight round there. In the swim in question the…
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Last month my friends and I travelled to the river Ebro in Spain in search of just such a fish. Here’s what happened.This was about my tenth trip in search of a ton-up catfish. I honestly don’t know anyone else who has had to work so hard for one. Last year for instance one chap…
v NGOs call on Ireland to match restraint shown by Greenland v Mackerel by-catch may help explain declines in wild salmon v Demands to eradicate lethal parasite in Norway The 19th annual meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO – see note 1) in the Faroe Islands June 3-7 agreed reduced quotas for…
There is a school of thought that says this is a shame, especially for youngsters, but I will sit on the fence and accept the fact that carp angling is big business and throughout January I will describe some of the essentials needed to move down the carp fishing road. I will cover Tackle, Baits,…
Having last month covered in some detail river characteristics and timing your fishing to coincide with peak activity, let’s look at where best to find fish feeding and sheltering from flood water. The first thing that strikes you as you walk by the side of a river or a stream carrying extra water, is the…