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Both of my chosen target rivers, the Severn and the Ribble have been high enough to cause flooding lately. The Ribble has found its way into Ribchester town’s car park while the Severn has carried up to twenty feet of extra water at times, so for some of the time, both rivers have actually been…

Throughout this past week teams from all over the world have been taking over the Chew Valley guesthouses, pubs and Bed & Breakfast spots. The lakes have been an amazing mixture of languages, but trout fishing – the common link, has been to the fore. The match itself starts on Wednesday this week, but Monday…

We are not talking about one of those sluggish and invariably canal like rivers here but rather one with a fast powerful flow, gravel runs, streaming weed beds and many other features straight out of the Mr. Crabtree school of design. Well, have you? Probably not I suspect, for you dont see that many people…

It was a couple of weeks ago, I had put one rod on a gravel shelf under an overhanging tree, the other rod was on the side of a gravel hump. It was the tree rod that produced the goods, read on.In the torchlight a large flank glistened back. As I peered into the net,…

Whiting [Species Menu] [Whiting articles] Common name: Whiting Latin name: Merlangius merlangus Record weight: Although one of our most common fish, whiting are a relatively small species with a shore caught record of just 4lb 7drams and a boat record of 6lb 12oz. Distribution: Found from Iceland to the Northern Mediterranean. Does not appreciate warm…

Salt water rod rings go rusty!! It is a simple fact of life, all you can do is slow the rusting process till one day you either dump the rod or stump up fifty pounds for a custom rod builder to re-ring the rod for you.Modern roller ring frames are made from plated brass or,…