Vale Royal Angling Centre

For those of you who are keen ‘pleasure’ anglers the next step could be to try your hand at match fishing. Initially I would suggest fishing club competitions as opposed to jumping in at the deep end and entering highly competitive open competitions. I’ll now give you a few tips on how to get started.The…

Type of rod To this end, I would recommend a powerful waggler float-rod as the first rod. These rods have a progressive action that aids casting and acts as a shock absorber when playing a fighting fish. Another factor in my choice is the increase in carp stocks on many fisheries to the extent that…

This is the trigger temperature for the shoals of Bass that have holidayed away for the Winter to move back inshore to haunt the sandbanks, reefs and wrecks. There are those of us who have devoted a lot of time over the years to catching Bass. Ask me why and I will go misty eyed…

Although perch are caught on a variety of baits including maggots and casters, I want to look at tactics specifically aimed at catching big perch. Remember perch are carnivores and great predators which really determines the baits used. Lob worms and small fish tend to be the most popular baits for big perch. The choice…

The offshore potential of the Seychelles has been an open secret for longer. The islands lie on a relatively shallow plateau that rises out of the great depths of the open ocean. The wide expanses of the Indian Ocean feed huge numbers of fish into the crystalline waters of the islands. Here swim marlin, sailfish,…

“Pet Rescue presenter Wendy Turner Webster is appealing to Boy Scouts to stop fishing. The animal lover has written to the Duke of Kent in his capacity of President of the Scout Association, asking him to ‘retire the Scouts’ Angler Proficiency badge’ on the grounds of cruelty. Writing on behalf of the organisation People for…