TUESDAY11th April 2000

ComCom(c), the innovative compatible communications company, announces the launch of its hand-cranked mobile phone charger, the Wind-up, available at most branches of the Carphone Warehouse and from its online site, www.carphonewarehouse.com/windup priced at £9.99. The solution for many frustrated mobile phone users – the lightweight yet robust Wind-up enables users to recharge their phone by…

River Ribble despite the rain and sometimes coloured water some good fish are being caught sea and brown trout this month is the last for both species the season ends on September 30th Balderston area producing good chub catches, three roach averaging about 12 ounces caught on float fished gentles, is this a sign of…

Specie: Common Carp Weight: 15 lb Location: Firswood Road My name is Blake Harrison & I am 16 years old.I was fishing on floating bread and I was getting a lot of nibbles but no big bites. I just looked away for a second and when I turned back I saw a huge mouth slowly…

As we had the driest June on record, I thought I might start with a summertime gag; Sod all to do with fishing but when has that ever stopped me? Here goes then… A guy goes into his back garden to sunbathe but falls asleep in the midday sun, five hours later he wakes to…

We have a calendar at work that gives you a ‘thought for the day’ on each page, some witty, some poignant, mostly naff. Today’s message warranted repeating though I thought, it read, “Give someone a fish and it will feed them for a day, give someone the knowledge to fish and you will feed them…

The prime spots on winter rivers.. Need a guaranteed confidence booster this Winter? Then take my advice and head for one of those tiny overgrown backwaters that flank many of our rivers and you won’t go far wrong. You could do much worse than spend a little time exploring the numerous backwaters that line our…