TUESDAY11th April 2000
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The Wessex rivers are miles wide; Oxford looks like the Lake District. Even if you knew where the river was it must be doubtful if the fish would feed, and anyway, searching for riverbanks in flooded meadows can be a very hazardous exercise. But I have been getting out. Fortunately M’s river does fish well…
Drift your boat into a feeding shoal of fish and it isn’t long before rod tips are nodding with hungry fish stripping hooks of their bait. Often these fish seem to have a charmed life as anglers continually strike to gain a hookhold, but it seems that the strike is against fresh air, only rarely…
This sad lack of interest is often fuelled by the perception that our organisations, in particular the National Federation of Sea Anglers is impotent in the face of commercial pressure and high finance lobbying in the halls of power. As a professional observer of events and opinions concerning the ‘Sea Angling’ industry, it is not…
Kay and I have just been over to Canada for our ‘fix’. That Thames carp on 2lb line 32lb A wet day and Kay with something out there They are beautiful fish Bud. He copped this 44lber early this year The hostess with the mostess. Tessa with one of her 40’s. 40lb 8ozs Tony Head…
In this final article, I will be discussing the fishing techniques I employ in those well prepared swims and I would like to talk about two specific trips from the last couple of seasons to illustrate the important points. One will deal with the fishing in high summer, with the river very low, and the…
It is with considerable regret that we have to confirm that the huge, concerted efforts from SAA, PAC and the other predator groups in fighting to retain the right to live-bait in certain waters in the North West Region of the Environment Agency, have failed completely.
