Trophy Room for Paul Moscrop

Specie: Carp Weight: 15lb 4oz Location: Ham Green Lake , Salford.The first carp was 15lb 4oz & it put up a good fight for 15 mins. It was at Ham Green Lake in the spring last year on the top lake. I caught it on luncheon meat. You can get the carp on brad as…

A country that can seem remote and very foreign indeed even though it is in the European Union and is a mere three hours flight away from any of our UK airports. One of Spain’s problems is that we only think of the Costas when the name is mentioned. But Spain is far more than…

Ian Heaps Premier Fisheries and School of Angling Ian Heaps Premier Fisheries and School of AnglingHolgan FarmLlawhadenNarberthPembrokeshire, SA67 8DJTel: 01437 541285Fax: Ian Heapís fishery is only the third venue in Pembrokeshire which offers accommodation to be awarded a four star accreditation by the Welsh Tourist Board which not only reflects the high standard of accommodation…

My plan was to get a couple of days doing the family things and then take a few short fishing trips. On my family holidays I generally get to fish when the weather is not too suitable for much else; fortunately the occasional shower is not too rare in Ireland, hence I get to the…

The first session of the week came on a day of strong westerly winds that were cold to sit out in but in the shelter it was not too bad. I settled for the swim by the bush again as nothing could be seen in the murky margins and the pads were still yet to…

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…