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‘ Nice tuna,’ he said. ‘Uh uh,’ I replied. ‘ I don’t think so.’I hardly get the words out of my mouth before Jeff throws the ju-ju sign at the bait on the long corner. Incredulously, within seconds, a long brown shadow appears behind it and like a consummate magician Jeff calmly says, ‘There she…

brill [Species Menu] [brill articles] Latin name: Scophthalmus rhombus Record weight: One of the smaller species of flatfish, the boat caught brill record is a huge fish of 16lb exactly, whilst the shore caught best lies some-way behind at only 7lb 7oz 8 drams. Distribution: Found throughout the North Atlantic, although mainly in deeper water…

Although the swim hasn’t really thrown up many big weights recently I fancied my chances. Unfortunately the turnout was the lowest we’ve had so far for a Bewdley open but I think this was largely due to the fact that most people were worried about the fuel crisis. I can’t believe how quickly this country…

“The catch of Irish Salmon is on a fast downward spiral. The total catch has fallen from an annual 1600 tonnes in the seventies, through 1152 tonnes in the eighties, to 630 tonnes in the nineties and lower still today. This trend will lead to the extinction of Irish Wild Salmon by the end of…

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Barbel [Species Menu] [Barbel articles] Common name: Barbel Latin name: Barbus barbus Record weight: Nineteen pounds, taken by Tony Gibson from the River Great Ouse at Kickles Farm in the Spring of 2001. Distribution: Naturally found only in the rivers of Eastern England, which it entered during the last ice age. At this time the…