We’re Game (Shooting & Fishing)

When I caught my first 30-pound pike in October 1974 it was one of ‘only’ 8 thirty pound pike caught within the UK that winter. Today, significantly more such fish are landed each season yet the overall standard of sport has declined. Today’s pike angler catches fewer pike than his predecessor did in the 1970’s…

Although this is not confined to rivers, they are what I am going to concentrate on. Species such as barbel, chub, and perch, are all packing on weight, with specimen fish appearing in many places, both old haunts and new. The angling press confirms this on a weekly basis, as average specimen weights keep rising,…

I am not too sure when this fly acquired its name, but I am indebted to my friend Lee Sennington for sharing it with me, and the rest of the Bristol Reservoirs team, back in the days when we used to fish the old “Benson and Hedges” competition on Wimbleball. Over the years this fly…

News and Fishery reports First barbel 60 year old Stephen Ainscow of Ramsbottom Lancashire, a very experienced game angler for over thirty years and a member of Bowland Games Anglers Association wanted to catch a barbel so I invited him to join me for a couple of days on the river Teme. The first day…

Bream are found in very shallow water and often much closer to shore than we realise. The more noted marks for shore bream are the beaches at Brighton, Shoreham, Littehampton, and also the Isle of Wight, which offers both beach and rock fishing for bream. The rocks and breakwaters in the Channel Isles, especially Alderney…

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