Pike fishing tips for beginners and Pike anglers alike. We will be updating this section regularly and are always interested in visitors tips! Keep fingers clear- When you have caught a Pike do not to put your fingers in the mouth at anytime, always use forceps. There jaws […]
Reighton sands is a long sandy beach on the north Yorkshire coastline, just north of Bridlington. It is also home to a large Haven caravan site, which is where I found myself on holiday for a week. The cliffs surrounding the bay are a mix of soft mud […]
Knowing that the Cod weren’t really showing but eager to get a bait in the water, I decided to head to the channel and fish for the strap conger. They might not be everyone’s favourite fish to catch, but specimens weighing up to 25lb have been caught nearby […]
With a clear day predicted, and after a run of bad November weather, it seemed like the ideal time to go back to Ladye bay and ‘plonk a bait in’. For the last couple of years the cod haven’t been around as much, and as my previous trip […]
When you think of tench, you often think of those summer evenings casting a float next to a few lily pads and watching for bubbles. But you can catch a really good net of tench in the winter too. So not having caught many tench so far in […]
When the rivers are up in flood, you have a great chance of locating the bigger chub. First of all you need to find a slack bit of water just off the main flow. With any luck, the fish will be tucked up in such a swim out […]
Fishing for Tench with maggot feeders is the ideal way to really get them on the feed in the Autumn. Once you have their attention you can be in for a good catch rate. With a few hours to spare I decided to get a quick session in, […]
The north coast of Wales is a great place to catch flounders. As we were staying at the Shell Island campsite which is situated between Barmouth and Llandanwg on the north west coast, the opportunity was too good to miss. The beach is a long and sandy with […]
Winter pike fishing on the river can be very good, especially if you do your homework first. After hearing that the Pike had been coming out at one of our local stretches Alan and I just had to drop a few baits in. To get to the area […]
In winter Chub fishing can be a great way to make the most of the short days. Even when the weather is at it’s coldest you can still pick up a few Chub on the river. There is no need to make things complicated in fact I find […]
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