Stockists of Nets, Mitchell, Shimano, Abu, Masterline, Daiwa, Fox, Shakespeare,

Like many winter anglers, grayling fishing, for me, conjures up crisp, cold days on the river bank. Over 2/3rds of my grayling have been caught in the winter with February alone accounting for a quarter. When high pressure brings iron hard frosts and finger numbing cold, grayling are often the only fish that can be…

Dogfish [Species Menu] [Dogfish articles] Common name: Lesser spotted dogfish Latin name: Scyliorhinus canicula Record weight: One of the few species where the shore record is larger than the boat caught best. The current boat record is 4lb 6oz 8 drams, whilst the shore best is 4lb 15oz 3 drams. Most fish are much smaller…

Articles by Alan Tomkins Alan Tomkins He’s been fishing longer than he cares to admit and writing about it since the mid-seventies, initially for Angling magazine. After the demise of Angling, Alan wrote for the various iterations of Coarse Fishing, and for several years was a regular contributor to Carp World magazine. Fishes, or has…

Billy Clarke Fishing Tackle Billy Clarke Fishing Tackle is one of the UK’s oldest and best known Fishing Tackle Dealers, having served customers in the UK, and around the world, for over 82 years. Stockists of Shimano, Daiwa, Fox, Shakespeare, Suppliers of Reels, Rods,

Dreamstream Newzealand Dreamstream Newzealand“Roanoke” RD2TurangiLake TaupoNew Zealand.Tel: ++64 (7) 386 6393Fax: ++64 (7) 386 0660 Email: dreamstream@fishing.co.uk For decades New Zealand, or Aotearoa as the native Maori’s call it, has been known as a fisherman’s mecca, the “Anglers El-Dorado”. For decades New Zealand, or Aotearoa as the native Maori’s call it, has beenknown as a…

The first is keeping them fresh so they won’t turn into casters, and subsequently blue-bottles, especially in hot weather. In hot summer weather this can happen in a day or two. The best answer to this is to keep them in the fridge. If this can’t be negotiated with the woman of the house, then…