St Mary’s Gate Hotel

August sunshine still shone down on the lake with not a breath of wind. The majority of the lakes population of carp hung about sunbathing, their backs glistening in the sunlight, teasing me as they pushed their shoulders out now and again. The obvious thing to do was try to get them to take off…

Until recently, little was known of the Lake of Menteith as a pike fishery. Fred Buller in the Domesday Book reports a pike of 35 lb being taken in 1965 by Charles Cowan, but no further details are given. Most people will have heard of the lake because of its fame for being the only…

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I visited one last year on an invitation match and was very puzzled by the strictness applied by the owners. Bait restrictions abound at these venues and it often leaves me wondering where it will end. One thing is for certain though, none of them read the same books because they all have their own…

Articles by Ken Townley Ken Townley Ken Townley is a carp fishing fanatic. He has fished for the species exclusively since 1965 and in over thirty years has amassed a considerable knowledge of the carp fishing game. He is a full time professional angling journalist and is probably the most widely published carp fishing writer…

Trophy Room for Ben Capper Specie: billfish Weight: 30lberI caught this 30lber off Lizard Island (near Cairns) on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef at No.10 Ribbon Reef aboard Game Boat “Corcoran”. Caught (& released) mid June 1998 it was just one of the many pelagics and billfish we nailed on this day alone. You English need…