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Articles by John Bailey John Bailey John Bailey is one of Europeís best known fishermen. Heís a columnist for Coarse Fisherman, Trout Fisherman, Improve Your Coarse Fishing, The Fly Fisherís Journal, Waterlog and Blinker and Carp Hunterís Magazine in Europe. He also contributes to The Field, The Independent and The Daily Mail. His pioneering features…

I never could work out what that meant. Maybe If you love someone, perhaps loosen the ropes a little and make sure they have fresh water could work. Then it struck me that I love pike and I set them free, but if I hadnt caught them in the first place Life is confusing isnt…

Nothing beatsseeing a fish chase a muddler as you strip it across the surface. Oftenthe fish will be half out the water and it will still want to eat your muddler. I anchored the boat some twenty five to thirty yards from the foamswept shore line. Having cast the muddler some seventy feet I started…

Pouting [Species Menu] [Pouting articles] Common name: Pouting Latin name: Trisopterus luscus Record weight: A small inshore member of the cod family, the pouting is one of the most common fish around the British coast and can make up a large percentage of angler catches. Whilst most fish weigh under a pound, the boat caught…

Some of the advantages offered by using a boat are fairly obvious while others are a little more subtle. Lets take a look at a few of them. Distance Ever sat blanking on a big water while watching shoals of fish turning over well out of casting range? I know I have, lots of times….

I had read a lot about the place and its various lakes that contain a variety of carp to different sizes. When I arrived the sun was already was well up and several people were already fishing. I had a stroll around the whole complex that contains seven different lakes and only one holding no…