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Pike [Species Menu] [Pike articles] Common name: Pike Latin name: Esox lucius Record weight: 46lb 13 oz caught from Llandegfedd Reservoir in Wales by R. Lewis in 1992. Distribution: One of the most widespread of all freshwater fish. Found throughout Northern Europe and North America, the pike is a fish of the temperate waters of…

How many articles have been written on bait over the years? Probably enough to fill several books over! Yet, for those of us who have watched fishing develop over the last twenty years there has been an amazing swing in the way bait is written about. This change in our attitude to bait has, to…

Turbot [Species Menu] [Turbot articles] Common name: Turbot Latin name: Scophthalums maximus Record weight: As the Latin name suggests, the turbot is the largest species in its family reaching a metre or more in length. The boat record is held by an impressive fish of 33lb 12oz, whilst the shore record is not far behind…

What is it about a fish that will take a free swimming live bait, plugs, fly, spinners, float fished baits or a substantial fish, crab or squid bait legered hard on the bottom. Could it be that the Bass is a fish which allows you to fish however you want to, or is it the…

Trophy Room for Trevor Mordle Specie: Common Carp Weight: 22lbs 8oz Location: Sumner ponds, large lake at Barns Green, W. Sx.My friend Mr Terry Dawson and I had been method fishing for about 3hrs, when I decided to put two really black casters on the hook. Bingo! this little beauty, was hauled in. GO BACK

In this article, I hope to show readers how easy these baits are to prepare. All you need do is follow my step by step guide.As a generalisation, I use fish meal pastes for fishing close-in, either stalking or using a float whilst the boilie is legered on a hair with a self hooking rig….