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Fishmongers Hall London was the scene of a ground-breaking initiative bringing together angling organisations from Europe and the USA. Representatives of the European Angling Alliance (EAA) met with Jim Donofrio, Executive Director of the US-based Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) and agreed on mutual support in achieving their common objective of sustainable fisheries management. Jim Donofrio…

It was Mark’s first time on the stretch and with the river very low and clear we decided to go all out on a floatfishing attack. We set up two float rods, one with 3lb Maxima direct to a size 16 hook and the other with 5lb Maxima direct to a size 14. Feeding with…

Big bream are awesome creatures. OK, they don’t generally fight very hard, and yes, they do smell a bit, oh, and they can be a bit slimy, but they really are awesome looking creatures. Have you ever seen a double figure bream? I hadn’t until 1998, although I had come close on a couple of…

But at least once for the season, it is a good idea to use that time constructively, especially if you have a few equally disappointed friends to help you. Making sinkers is not the most entertaining way of spending the day, but it can save you an awful lot of money and at least you…

I am often asked what on Earth possessed an ever busy mother of two to pursue fishing with such vigorous determination. Normally I reply that an all consuming passion from around the age of 8 is hard to ignore and that marriage, motherhood, various house moves and authorship of two major Scottish trout fishing books…

What I really wanted was to get an opportunity to fish under an overhanging tree that just about everyone was baiting up and fishing. This spot was one that I had utilised last season to good effect but as with everything, good things always come to an end. The pressure this spot was getting meant…