“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 this present decade.”
Fishing’s just as bad as foxhunting and hare coursing, it’s hunting fish. Such is the mantra of the world’s biggest animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which at present spearheads the campaign against us.While more moderate campaign groups like the RSPCA and International Fund for Animal Welfare are unlikely to fall…
Heads appeared from bivvies all around the lakeall intent on watching the ensuing battle. The luckyangler raced from his bivvy, disengaged the baitrunnerand tightened into the fish. Almost in a singleaction, the rod first bucked over and then sprangback. The fish was off. At this turn of events, mostof the anglers went back to bed,…
Unless we’ve been given a super-duper new trout rod for Christmas it’s likely most of us will be using a tackle set up similar to previous years. There’s something almost comforting about handling that familiar rod and line again, it’s rather like meeting up with old friends from whom you have been separated and are…
Goa is a popular holiday destination for Britons, and there are a number of centres catering for all tastes. South of the capital, Panjim, there are numerous quiet beaches that offer a Robinson Crusoe like holiday, whilst north of Panjim there are the main holiday centres of Bagga and Calangute, both of which have a…
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Specie: barbel Weight: 12lbs 2oz Location: River Kennet I last seriously fished for barbel a couple of autumn/winters ago. That season was a very successful one and amongst the many barbel I had was this one of 12lbs 2oz, from the River Kennet. This was a “last cast” fish – there was one swim I…