WEDNESDAY10th May 2000

Pike fishing is a fairly well explored subject. After all, the choice of methods is fairly limited. If you are one the of the huge majority who bank fish, and who fish with baits rather than lures then what is there that is new? Well, there are still a few little wrinkles that can catch…

As I drove past the lake I could see the swim was free but I had to drive a further half mile until I got to the gate and then negotiate the potholes and brambles before I was finally settled in there. The weather was very hot but a gentle southerly wind was blowing into…

Often today many anglers are deluded into believing that unless you own all the latest tackle and take it all with you on every fishing trip that somehow this will work some modern day magic, thus enabling more fish to be cought. This of course is total rubbish, part of the marketing mantra that more…

The first is keeping them fresh so they won’t turn into casters, and subsequently blue-bottles, especially in hot weather. In hot summer weather this can happen in a day or two. The best answer to this is to keep them in the fridge. If this can’t be negotiated with the woman of the house, then…

Val & Roger Baker’s Saltwater Fly Fishing Islamorada, Florida Keys Address: Atlantic Inn, Porthleven, Cornwall TR13 9DZ Tel: 01326 562439 Fax: 01326 562439 Email: Roger.Baker@btinternet.com Seven Days/Nights Luxury Accommodation, All Meals, Five Days Guided Flat Fishing from Fully Equipped Skiffs,Guiding by Four Experienced Florida Guides: £850 based on two people sharing Fly fishing, light-tackle and…

It’s curious then, that no-one that I can bring to mind, has developed his assertion that to catch the right fish, you need to offer them the right music. Well, what a load of kibosh, you might think. But just hang on a minute, we’re talking here about Walker – THE Walker. He wasn’t often…