The tackle shop

We were soon into silvers or chums, though the fishing was a little slower than it had previously been. After catching a nice chum on almost my first cast with a sunk fly (purple ESL again) I decided to spend some time trying to get a silver to take a surface fly. For the remainder…

That may sound daft, for they are not the best of conditions for fishing; not normally anyhow, but when youíre throwing slugs and lobs to chub in water that has been warmed by a summer sun it seems as though they are the best conditions at times. I know I enjoy the fishing when itís…

POINTED HEADS These lures come in a variety of shapes ranging from the original Green Machine to some of the more modern jet-heads from Melton. As a rule of thumb, for blue marlin there are very few lures in this category which are part of a traditional lure-fishermanís arsenal. Exceptions to this rule include some…

Let’s start with the sums. While fishing plays a very minor part of the EA’s overall responsibilities, the amounts involved still look staggering. During the 99/2000 financial year, the Agency’s accounts show it spent £23 million on fisheries management. You could be forgiven for wondering where it all went.Two-thirds of this – we’re talking nearly…

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All sorts of crossroads were meeting, avenues opening up, doors closing and other well-documented clichés. I had just turned thirty and in retrospect, had wasted most of my life on alcohol, women and fishing. I needed fresh challenges and a new direction. After much soul searching and a brutally honest self-assessment I set three new…