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FISHING.CO.UK is going weekly, starting next month. Most of our regular monthly articles will continue but we shall also be running both weekly items and a weekly special feature in addition. One of the new additions will be an “As it Happens” column. This will really utilise the potential of the Internet, but it can…

Like with any skilled trade, I believe that there is an apprenticeship to be served before becoming a competent angler. It is for this reason that my advice to newcomers is to start off float fishing. This, in my opinion, is the best way to acquire the tackle control skills that are so essential to…

The Right Rod, The Right Reel Playing a fish demands a slightly different approach when you are fishing from a boat. There is one fundamental difference in that it is possible for the fish to literally get right under your feet – a situation which rarely applies when bank fishing. This means that in general,…

As I write this on Wednesday morning 24th July the rivers Ribble Calder and Hodder are carrying extra water, in fact conditions couldn’t be better for coarse and game anglers. Fly fishers on the rivers Ribble and Hodder are catching some nice seatrout, most are being returned but I was saddened to see a five…

The concept of the PAA was conceived by Peter Clapperton to boost the waning interest in angling as a whole and to provide a professional body of instructors nation-wide to pass on knowledge and help others develop skills required to improve as anglers. With the help of Roy Marlow and Alan Pearce the initial idea…

The game angler will be spoilt for choice in the serene settings of the beautiful lakes and rivers, with salmon, brown trout, sea trout, grilse,and rainbow trout among the more interesting catches. The dramatic settings and crystal clear waters of Donegal’s coastline holds pollock, mackerel, wrass, dogfish,and flatfish for rock/shore fishing amid a tranquil landscape….