The classic McNab, in case you didn’t know, is the term used to describe the bagging of a stag, a grouse and a salmon in a single day. The Grand Slam, to a saltwater flyfisher in the tropics involves the capture of a bonefish, a tarpon and a permit over the same period of time, but for some reason we have no equivalent in coarse angling. Until now, that is…
The big chill – DR PAUL GARNER by Dr Paul Garner, Monday 5th November, 2001 Articles related by topic: Coarse, River/Canal, Specialist, Stillwater/Lake/Pond, Watercraft Articles related by species: Barbel, Bream, Carp, Chub, Crucian Carp, Dace, Grass Carp, Pike, Roach, Rudd, Tench Whilst October might have been the warmest on record, November has really hit with…
“The catch of Irish Salmon is on a fast downward spiral. The total catch has fallen from an annual 1600 tonnes in the seventies, through 1152 tonnes in the eighties, to 630 tonnes in the nineties and lower still today. This trend will lead to the extinction of Irish Wild Salmon by the end of…
At that time some fisheries like Viaduct Fishery in Somerset were stocking with sebaco salmon. These are American land-locked salmon that originated from Sebaco lake in Maine. It is believed that during the ice age many salmon were trapped in the lake, as the rivers running from the lake to the sea became sealed off….
If you should find a rod ring that is cracked or grooved, do not hesitate to replace it, because waiting could cost you the fish of a lifetime and at the very least totally ruin the line you are using. Truthfully you have two choices. One is to take the rod to a rod builder…
It was a day of bright sunshine and blue sky with a temperature about 80°f, perhaps even higher. A day when animals, birds and sensible anglers sought out a cool shady place to rest or fish. I chose the spreading branches of an oak tree that conveniently leaned out over the river, I couldn’t have…
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