well, some of the time anyway!
Following on from my previous article on “fly rodding for carp” here I intend to focus on the surface and subsurface tactics I have used in various circumstances to deceive fish – well, some of the time anyway!
Following on from my previous article on “fly rodding for carp” here I intend to focus on the surface and subsurface tactics I have used in various circumstances to deceive fish – well, some of the time anyway!
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Unfortunately, due to the easterly wind, the area where the carp had been the week before in the calm of a westerly breeze was now rippled and cool and I could see no further than a couple of inches into the water. As I walked around the lake the male swan made his way towards…
What I really wanted was to get an opportunity to fish under an overhanging tree that just about everyone was baiting up and fishing. This spot was one that I had utilised last season to good effect but as with everything, good things always come to an end. The pressure this spot was getting meant…
The week started not too bad weatherwise, the cooler nights had passed and warmer days and nights were back. I had a good look round and with the warm westerly breeze I was tempted to fish the end of a long island but after leading around a bit all I could find was weed. Then…
Approximately 20 anglers in the UK drown each year. Lifesavers, The Royal Life Saving Society UK, the country’s leading water safety body, has issued advice to anglers who continue to fish throughout autumn and winter. Di Standley, Chief Executive at Lifesavers, a West Midlands-based organisation, commented: “There are risks to anglers year-round, but in late…
Unless you are on some of the huge waters in the north of England, or some of the reservoirs, then the successful pike anglers know that they must keep moving to achieve consistent sport. It is a fact of life that pike fishing on most lakes has far more troughs than peaks. Most waters contain…