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Playing the odds is something we do all the time when we go fishing and it is true to say that the odds are, that most of the fish will be feeding close to the bottom for most of the time. So it makes a lot of sense to fish our baits as near to…

Articles by Lesley Crawford Lesley Crawford Lesley Crawford has been fishing for wild trout in Scotland for over 40 years and her enthusiasm for the sport shows absolutely no signs of diminishing. She is a well established highly respected author with three major titles for Swan Hill, notably the highly acclaimed ‘Scotlands Classic Wild Trout…

These floats are fished double rubber style, which means the line passes through float caps that are positioned at the end of the float tip and at the base of the float. This float is normally fished either at the depth of the swim or slightly deeper. A number 8 shot is placed directly under…

This has come about at least partly because of the press. It is no wonder that the ‘where to fish’ pages and fishery reports are the most popular pages. Although often a bit out of date, these pages offer a mine of information for the angler looking for new locations. Throw in a couple of…

Take a look at this pretty doggy on the left. That’s my doggy. When I got him as a pup I imagined he would be one of those dream anglers dogs. You will remember the Passion for Angling TV series where Bob James’ pair of beauties would dive in to retrieve a trout, negating the…