Trophy Room for STEVE FALCO

For me there is nothing better and more satisfying than seeing a float disappear beneath the surface and then striking into a good fish. I enjoy swimfeeder and leger fishing but there are so many more skills attached to achieve success with float tackle, be it on running line or with a pole. Go into…

It could be said that these wonderful little fish migrate north from the Bay of Biscay and the temperate coastal waters of Spain and Portugal for something of a summer holiday – lasting from April through to the back end of October, sometimes even later if the Autumn weather remains warm.First indications that the bream…

Articles by Russell Symons Russell Symons Russ Symons has been an angling Photographer/Writer for over thirty years, the last twelve of which, writing about and photographing the sea and its fish being his full time occupation. Progressing from a black and white darkroom in the attic of his Plymouth home, to the exacting colour requirements…

Everybody enjoys a bit of sunshine on their faces and a general lessening of average wind strengths, so what about the fishing you can do down here in the Westcountry? Many people will be travelling to various parts of the Westcountry for their annual breaks, and although the current foot and mouth crisis has shut…

When the fish are feeding well in the summer they can easily be caught in the margins, as the water is coloured. When it’s colder, the water starts to lose that colour, so the margin fish start to move farther out into the lake. In the colder weather, fishing the waggler means that you can…

Ive fished all the Isles but, in the end, I guess it comes down to the Uist both north and south that get my vote as my own personal favourite. There are two ways to get there: you can be relaxed about things and take a day or two travelling and finally catch a ferry…