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BASSBass are probably the most sought after and prestigious of all species that can be caught from our shores , and despite a decline in their numbers during the late eighties / early nineties due to intense commercial fishing , this hard fighting fish has staged a comeback and numbers have definitely increased over the…

Crayfish pick up the wrong signals Scientists are using the pulling power of pioneering ‘sex traps’ to lure invasive alien crayfish from British waters. In an innovative research project sponsored by the Environment Agency and English Nature, alien North American signal crayfish are being tricked into thinking they’ll be shown a good time if they…

SEAWEEK: BrightLine – RUSS SYMONS by Russ Symons, Monday 3rd December, 2001 Articles related by topic: Boat, Exotic, Sea, Shore, Tackle, Terminal Tackle/knots/rigs Articles related by species: Bream, Brill, Coalfish, Cod, Conger Eel, Haddock, Pollack, Shark, Sharks, Skate, Sole, Thornback Ray, Tope, Turbot, Whiting t has often been said that using these recently introduced brightly…

Last weekend saw Chew Valley Lake host the “Hidden Teams” competition that Bristol Water sponsor to the fantastic amount of one thousand pounds. Lee Sennigton and Geoff Lambert just before completing their double limit. 2 – Organiser Mark Withyman works out the results. 3 – Lee Sennington and Nik Long with a brace of good…

Specie: Pike Weight: 22lb Location: Big reservoir outside Oldham, Lancashire. (Sept. 2000) Can you believe this was my first ever fish after pike fishing for nearly two years. Believe me it was well worth the wait!

In most of the network of channels of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire can be found innumerable zander. Although this is the best place to catch your first zander, fishing conditions during the winter months can be pretty inhospitable. Not only do you have to put up with poor access to many fisheries, but as the main…