WEDNESDAY10th May 2000

After the 21lb mirror the previous week I was looking forward to the next session. The weather was still in summer mood, which was at least good for locating the fish. An example of the stock fish, built like barrels Well pleased with the 21lb mirror caught the week before Although it had only been…

Because of this we now spend some four months of each year fishing this wonderful river, and in consequence we have a spread of experiences that are far too great to cover in one article. Over the next three months I will endeavour to pass on to you some of the magic of the Ebro,…

Personally I love to introduce newcomers to my favourite sport as I get a lot of satisfaction out of seeing them do battle with their first ever fish. I recently got a friend of mine’s lad into fishing and he loves it. What was interesting was that he got probably more enjoyment out of catching…

As most of you will know, carp generally move around a lot less in winter than they do in summer. So the usual advice is to fish as close to them as possible, and keep your groundbaiting patterns, if any, very tight.

This is not only because I have never caught a really big one, but also because I am fishing for them on a rather special venue, where I can hope my dreams will be realised. A big gravel pit, with a not inconsiderable stock of tench, little fished for many years, are the reasons I…

Chub and big roach in particular have been putting a regular bend in the rod and a lot of these fish wouldn’t have been captured without the new floats, I am sure. So what’s so good about the new designs? Well, quite simply these designs take over where more traditional peacock, sarcandas reed or plastic…