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I don’t know anyone who really rates the common bream very highly, save the occasional matchman who sees it as a heavyweight lump-fish to plump up his match weights. It’s ugly, slimy and has fighting qualities comparable to a wet paper bag. (BTW: before anyone knocks at my door, we are still talking about the…

Cape Wrath Hotel The famous Limestone Lochs of Durness are available for fishing only to the guests of Cape Wrath Hotel. An anglers dream, here is the reality – best catch of 1999, 8 trout weighing in at 32lb. Situated in one of the last unspoilt corners of Scotland, Cape Wrath Hotel overlooks the Kyle…

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…

The pit is about 35 acres and contains Well, no one really knew, that was the beauty of it. But from observations and conversations with the other 2 or 3 anglers that fished it, a figure of no more than 20-30 fish seemed to be present. Rumours were rife, fish of huge proportions had been…

Zander [Species Menu] [Zander articles] Common name: Zander Latin name: Stizostedion lucioperca Record weight: Despite growing to over twice this size in Europe, the British record has only slowly increased to 19lb 5oz 8 drams. This huge fish, caught by D. Lavender from a Fen Drain in 1998 is by far the largest zander ever…

Winter location of these mini-river carp, is a hit and miss affair. You will have to look for the fish in any deeper section of the river. Look for carp rolling in the coloured water, assuming the water temperature is rising, otherwise you will be wasting your time. If the rivers are clear, look for…