Watford Tackle Carrier

Perhaps first we should clarify what we mean by the term groundbaiting. Groundbaiting means literally what the word says, ‘baiting the ground’ to attract fish to an area. This can be done before fishing or during fishing. I will cover both positions although of course it could be said that groundbaiting before fishing is in…

EA presss release: MALE FISH FERTILITY AFFECTED BY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING SUBSTANCES Oestrogenic hormones are affecting the reproductive ability of male fish, which could put the sustainability of fish populations in rivers in the North West of England at risk, the Environment Agency said today. Publishing the most recent scientific research on hormone disruption in fish…

‘Back On The Stream’ An Oyster catcher flew screaming from the sandy pebbly shoreline with that lovely haunting call, then disappeared into the dusk. I was making my way back to the car after a delightful evening on the river Eden. I had hooked and released five nice brown trout between 13 and 16 inches,…

The atmosphere about the place was difficult to describe. The motley bunch of carp anglers who gathered there at weekends all interpreted the strange feel of the lake in a different way. Sometimes it seemed to resent you; at others it was happy to see you, and on some occasions showed its sense of humour…

Pontoon Bridge Hotel Ireland’s No. 1 Angling Centre. Unrivalled location with superb fishing facilities. Salmon on the River Moy and Wild Brown Trout on Lough Conn & Cullin are the main attractions. Well worth a look. The River MoyThis is one of Ireland’s premier salmon fisheries and is, undoubtedly, Ireland’s most prolific salmon river. Three…

With all the grace of a welly booted Ballet dancer, the Skipper guided the tail of the writhing Conger into the fishhold… with a well practiced flick of the gaff and a strategically placed seaboot, the long black body slid through the aperture, to join a couple other weighable eels in the cool darkness below…