This is another very effective specialist float, designed by float maker Pat Tarrant, that has accounted for some exceptional catches from larger stillwaters such as gravel pits. It is in my opinion the answer to fishing for large tench and bream on those rough windy days when the fish are stirred into action.
Talking with many farmers up and down the country, in my job as an environmental correspondent, it seems we might not get any fishing on our rivers or streams at all this season because of foot and mouth disease. Many still waters are closed. Those that are open, the weather hasn’t been so good and…
To my knowledge this fishery has never been advertised or featured in any other fishing publication. Yes, a real internet exclusive, and a great little fishery that is offering real value for money fly fishing. As you only pay for the fish you take, this is the place to take a beginner as they are…
The writer will tell us about seeing barbel glide from under the lush green canopy of weed and begin to feed on the clean gravel. He may also describe how he waits for the barbel to make an appearance and begin to mop up the scattering of sweetcorn he had introduced earlier. We northern anglers…
As most of you will know, carp generally move around a lot less in winter than they do in summer. So the usual advice is to fish as close to them as possible, and keep your groundbaiting patterns, if any, very tight.
Uptide fishing was developed back in the late 1960’s by anglers who realised that when a boat is fishing in shallow water, at anchor, in a fast tide, then the water flowing past the hull causes noise. This noise is represented as a scare area around the boat that fish avoid.This theory was instantly proven…
Denmark It was with great enthusiasm that we set out for Denmark at the end of August. The weather was superb and we had a great crossing from Harwich to Esbjerg. Tim Meadows of Anglers Abroad had arranged for us to use a house at Trunst, about ten miles from Silkeborg, and very close to…