The tackle shop

To re-cap, there were three pairs of anglers fishing for what was hailed as sports smallest trophy – the Golden Maggot. Points were awarded for the number of different species you caught in a more or less sleepless 72 hours. And, to add to the fun, dirty tricks were allowed.I was partnered with Gareth Edwards,…

The 2001 show was held at Shuttleworth this past weekend and, in my role as an instructor, I attended on Friday and took part in two two-hour shifts of teaching. The Salmon and Trout Association take a particular pride in encouraging youngsters: thus it is quite natural that one of the stalls they run at…

Because of the terrible weed conditions and clear water I chose a swim that commanded some areas that I knew had clear bottom surrounding the weed. Both casts would be quite long but one was to the edge of an overhanging tree on the adjacent bank that always has a lovely clear area of gravel…

It is an indisputable fact that you can only catch the fish that are in front of you. Yet, the more I learn the more I realise that fish rarely stay in front of you for very long! It was Graham Marsden who popularised the idea of patrol routes. A man ahead of his time…

Rudd [Species Menu] [Rudd articles] Common name: Rudd Latin name: Scardinius erythrophthalmus Record weight: The oldest coarse fish record on the books. Currently held by a fish of 4lb 8oz taken in 1933 by Rev. E. C. Alston from a Norfolk Mere. Distribution: Found throughout Europe, but absent from Iberia. Extends into Northern Asia. Found…

Ash Rapids Lodge We are located on a beautiful Lake in the woods of Northwest Ontario and offer some of the best fishing available in Canada. Go Back In TimeAcross the vast forests and rocky terrain of the rugged Canadian shield spans a lake considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world….