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So okay, what the hell am I doing? Simple – I’m normally changing a lure from a proven fish-raiser into a proven fish-catcher, and that difference is what lure fishing is all about. I know for one that I would rather go home after a trip and state I’ve caught 12 fish out of sixteen…

Address: Rose Park Fishery, Trezibbet, Altarnun, Launceston, Cornwall.Directions: Take the A30 from Launceston towards Bodmin. Turn off for Altarnun and follow signs to Aitarnun. Travel through Altarnun passing the church. The fishery is sign posted on your left.Phone: 01566 86278Fishery: The fishery is in a valley surrounded by trees. There are two lakes in the…

Rutland Water Rutland continues to fish well with a rod average of 2.65 for the week. Big fish showed on catch returns with Gary Mann of Belper in Derbyshire taking a splendid 8lb 2oz Rainbow. North Luffenham’s Mark Schofield also got in on the act with a 6lb 4oz Rainbow followed by another one of…

Bull huss [Species Menu] [Bull huss articles] Common name: Bull huss (nurse hound, smooth hound, greater spotted dogfish) Latin name: Scyliorhinus stellaris Record weight: The largest member of the dogfish family found in British waters. The record bull huss boat record is 22lb 4oz and the shore record is 19lb 14oz. Distribution: Primarily found around…

Dab [Species Menu] [Dab articles] Common name: Dab Latin name: Limanda limanda Record weight: One of the smallest of the flatfish that regularly turns up in anglers catches. The shore record is held by a fish of 2lb 9oz 8 drams, whilst the boat best is slightly bigger at 2lb 12oz 4 drams. Distribution: Found…

Dont allow yourself to get carried away by on-screen fish marks. Huge shoals and massive fish showing up all the time probably mean that you have the Sensitivity feature turned up too high for the speed at which you are travelling. If you are rowing your dinghy, turn the Sensitivity right down, for even on…