Thatchers 2000 skipper MARK HARPER has just the method to avoid those foul hookers and sort out the lumps when you’re fishing in the margins – suspending big lumps of meat up in the water. Match Fishing reveals how it’s done…I came across a method that helped put more stamp fish in my net when […]
Fishing Up In The Water In The Margins
Fred hopes multiplier aid will catch the interest of investors…
Like many anglers Fred Meilak has suffered numerous cuts and burns from using his thumb to control the spool when casting – but he’s come up with a ‘reely’ good idea to prevent this. Fred has, with the help and support of the Wales Innovators Network (WIN) which is funded and run by the Welsh […]
Maggot Fishing On Commercials In Winter
Many commercials now allow bloodworm and joker in the colder months, however it’s not the time to abandon your maggot. Will Raison knows that feeding a maggot line can still be the way to a frame place, even in the depths of winter…Maggots are one of my all time favourite baits and while I love […]
Chevrolet Captiva
Chevrolet is targeting anglers with their new Captiva and is offering a free test drive to anyone who wants to put its new SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) to the test. Chevrolet was the first company to invent the SUV and now it has ‘reinvented it’ with the sporty, family friendly Captiva that in its words […]
Coaching at Cai Beach Newquay
The near 20 strong groups of children, women, and men wanting to learn something about fishing guaranteed another great day! The venue was the Cai Bach Caravan and Camping centre near Newquay. Youngsters fired in questions to the coaches who were Helen Pearce, Gareth Davies of the Federation of Welsh Anglers and Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers.Rig making […]
Moorlands Silver Fish League
Groundbait, joker and bloodworm are all banned in the Moorlands Farm silver fish only league which kicks off on November 11th. Matches take place on Meadow and Bank Pools at the Hartlebury complex, and the six match series costs only £20 to enter, with £20 pools to pay on the day. Organiser Mal Watson is […]
Maples And Peanuts
Tares, maples and peanuts are quite different in size, weight and texture and each is suited to different ways of feeding. TaresThe small, light tares are not suited to catapulting and should be fed either inside PVA bags or in a spod. Tares are ideal for mixing with groundbait. Tares should be dried a little […]
Stalking With Simon Scott
Simon Scott goes stalking for a day – revealing the tackle and tactics you’ll need to find and catch carp that are feeding in the edge…Stalking is one of the most exciting ways of catching carp. Just picture the scene for a minute. It’s a warm afternoon in June and you’ve found a big old […]
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September 2007 rod licence prosecutions
Nearly 400 anglers found themselves in front of the courts in September for fishing without a valid rod licence, incurring more than £53,000 in fines and costs. One angler received a caution.“Our enforcement officers target rivers, lakes and other waters where we believe cheats are present,” confirmed Environment Agency Head of Fisheries Dafydd Evans. “Our […]
Caught on Camera
Experts from the Environment Agency are making use of CCTV technology in a bid to monitor migrating fish numbers in a Cambridgeshire river. At Dog in a Doublet Fish pass on the River Nene near Peterborough, fisheries staff have mounted a small digital camera underwater, which monitors all the fish travelling through the pass. The […]
20 Tips With PVA
PVA bags continue to be popular with today’s carp angler, but did you know there are many other uses for PVA other than just tying on a bag and chucking it out? We’ve got 20 of these uses for you, right here… TIP ONEMasking The Hook Point.1This is a nice easy one – fold a […]
The Frank Warwick Peanut Pop-Up Rig
Chris Berry explains how sets up to fish with popped up peanuts Chris ties a rig ring onto some braid with a hair loop in the end. A knotless knot is then tied with the ring on the shank of the hook. Chris then threads on the first half of his peanut hook bait. A […]
Traditional Controller Rig
Jason Cann shows how to tie a simple surface controller rig for non-pressured or commercial waters. FOR carp that aren’t too pressured, this standard controller rig is well worth trying. The advantage of it includes the fact that the float is easily visible, letting you know exactly where your hook bait is. Also, the Gold […]
Emergency Controller Rig
Jason Cann shows how to tie a surface rig when you don’t have a controller float with you… ALTHOUGH I fish on the top more than most, there has been the odd occasion in the past when I have been by the side of the lake watching carp have it off the top, only I […]
Drift Wood Controller
Jason Cann shows how he ties his close range drift wood surface set-up. THIS is a close-range, surface rig for stalking carp under the rod tips off the top. You can’t cast this very far as the controller is made from lightweight floating putty that, when moulded around your hook link swivel, looks exactly like […]
