The Tackle Box

You know the score, The weekend comes round, and by the time you have done that little list of jobs that the good lady has compiled for you during the week, youíre lucky if you get half a days fishing in before it’s Monday morning and you are crawling in snail-like traffic, breathing in the…

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Portarra Lodge A family run select accomodation set on the beautiful shores of Lough Corrib, in the west of Ireland. Portarra Lodge is a complete ‘Angling Centre’ as it has the facilities to cater for the fresh-water angler, both game (trout & salmon) and pike. It is only 100 meters from the lough and has…

Articles by John Olliff-Cooper John Olliff-Cooper John started his writing career with Angling magazine in the late 1960’s, since when he has contributed to most of the better-known hard copy magazines. Flirted with modernity for a few years, then panicked at the shallow hype of it all, and fled through 180 degrees. Having been properly…

Fortunately the fishing has not and since I last put finger to keyboard for Carp Corner I have taken quite a few decent fish. Lac de Madine has been my centre of attention really with the forthcoming World Carp Classic at the front of everyone’s minds. I went out there with the Hutchy Dream Team…

It was about this time I decided I wasn’t fishing enough. A night in a bivvy in near hypothermic conditions was warmer than the frosty reception I could ever expect at home. Unfortunately the venue I had decided to concentrate my efforts on was not renowned for its summer captures and, anytime past October, you…