Trophy Room for Paul Moscrop

In late December 1999, armed with a couple of telescopic rods and various lures, I travelled with a friend from Goa through to Kathmandu then back to Delhi overland for 7 weeks. It was only while I was sitting on the bank of the Babai river in western Nepal, surrounded by rhino dung and young…

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,…

What saddens myself and many other anglers is the practice of stocking some southern rivers with rainbow trout. When I questioned one river keeper who wished to be nameless he said “The members of the syndicate pay a lot of money, and they want their moneys’ worth in dead trout” I am sure that when…

Anglers older than myself tell me that rudd were once common, yet nothing could be further from the truth now. Where they do survive, it is likely that you will find them in all the waters in a locality. It would seem that pure alkaline water is almost essential for rudd, and as the water…

I did though have a 6th sense feeling that at last something was going to happen and the hard work of the last four months on the lake may just pay off. I was pleased to pull into the lake not to find any other cars there and as it was dry at the time…

We offer blue water fishing to those who want a grand prize, we’ve caught Mia Mia dolphin and tuna’s and hooked into swordfish off the Gambia, the travelling time is 2 hours being 30 miles until the continental shelf drops, this is a great experience off west Africa. Inland fishing is good all year round,…