Ted Carter & Son

At that time some fisheries like Viaduct Fishery in Somerset were stocking with sebaco salmon. These are American land-locked salmon that originated from Sebaco lake in Maine. It is believed that during the ice age many salmon were trapped in the lake, as the rivers running from the lake to the sea became sealed off….

If someone is not a fisherman it must be hard to understand the sorts of feelings that go through our minds and bodies at times like this. Lake Nasser is, I would guess, most freshwater fisherman’s Mecca, a dream water where you can catch crazy fighting fish bigger than you are – and be in…

The editor ‘phoned me last night to give his appraisal of my latest literary offerings; that’s the www.fishing.co.uk editor. “You remember fishing?” He enquired, his sarcasm barely detectable to the naked ear. His point being that although my recent ramblings were quite entertaining they had very little to do with angling, a small but valid…

The offenders were caught during a two day blitz last weekend (May 25-26). In total 740 waters across England and Wales were hit and 7,971 anglers checked. Dodgers made up 6.5 per cent of those quizzed – a drop in the evasion rate of almost 2 per cent on a similar blitz last year. They…

For speed fishing on Chew, when it is right, you cannot beat the dries. Page 2 For speed fishing on Chew, when it is right, you cannot beat the dries. Page 3 For speed fishing on Chew, when it is right, you cannot beat the dries.

AnchoringThe inability to anchor up properly is a certain way to ruin your day’s sport. Anchoring is one of those things that people take so much for granted but like everything else, there’s a right way and a wrong way. Choosing the right anchor for your needs is the first thing. There is a wide…