Specie: Wels catfish

Gudgeon [Species Menu] [Gudgeon articles] Common name: Gudgeon Latin name: Gobio gobio Record weight: 5 ounces caught by Mr D.H. Hull in 1990. Distribution: A common little fish in Europe, where it can be found from the Pyrenees right through to Scandinavia. Like so many coarse fish, gudgeon are only naturally found in the South…

Mark One Developements More and more carp anglers are venturing across the chan-nel in search of new waters, enticed by the lure of bigger fish and more prolific lakes. More and more carp anglers are venturing across the chan-nel in search of new waters, enticed by the lure of bigger fish and more prolific lakes….

There is no short cut to getting to know a water above and below the water, the only way is to spend as much time as possible down there. It is the close season so this means we need access to the water when no one is fishing. On some waters there is no problem…

A shout for a Butt Pad will often send the Charter boat skipper and maybe one or two anglers in the charter party rummaging in the bottom of tackle boxes and bags to try and find a pad for the poor unfortunate who is hanging over the stern, rod bent double and a fish of…

So, this week, instead of being stuck under a brolly struggling for bites I’ve put the time to good use by getting my new MAP Matchtek pole ready for action. I’m really pleased with the final production model having worked on the pole for almost a year now. The poles have been in the shops…

However, since at the moment all we’re doing is getting the boat into shape and rigging tackle until next week, I’m not going to bother you with an account of which bit goes where on a boat. Instead, I’ll give you the gist of a long conversation which I had with the venerable Peter B…