Catching Fish...
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Breeding Your Own Bait
Although most anglers are perfectly happy with the ready availability of good quality maggots and worms from tackle shops and online, sooner or later the ongoing...
Carp Fishing
Of all the freshwater fish in Britain, the carp is the most sought after by the majority of anglers. There are variations of the species such as crucian carp mirror...
Catching Cod
Of all the fish that swim in our coastal waters, probably the best known is the cod. From its breeding grounds near Iceland it migrates south to feed in the seas around...
Catching, Playing and Landing Fish
The tackle is right, the bait is right, the swim is right and all that's left is to catch a fish and to play it correctly and finally....land it safely!...
Dace Fishing
In rivers and streams; fast flowing, bubble-filled water live dace. Spotted in sunlit shallows, dace resemble blades of light quickly changing direction as they swim...
Fishing For Barbel
Sometimes, when you are fishing, the hook becomes stuck on a patch of weed or ends up embedded in a submerged branch or root. Sometimes the leger rolls beneath a stone...
Fishing for Chub
The chub has a large head a huge mouth and distinctive white-grey lips. It is covered with large scales that have a slight black edging. In some parts of the country the...
Fishing for Conger Eels
Centuries ago, sailors told stories of mythical beasts that dwelled in the oceans. They put no names to these beasts. Modern day sea anglers tell their tales of monsters...
Fishing For Flatfish
Flatfish, known as flatties by sea anglers, are a pleasure to catch and a treat to eat. There are three common flatfish that live in the coastal waters of the British...
Fishing for Pike
Sometimes known as the freshwater shark, the pike is the largest predatory fish found naturally in the British Isles. With eyes positioned at the front of its head the...
Fishing for Pollock
Over the last few years there has been an upturn in the fishing for and the use of Pollock in cooking. Pollock is part of the cod family and during the spring a...
Garfish: the Poor Man's Marlin
Looking like a cross between an eel and a long-beaked bird, the garfish arguably offers the nearest to game fishing you can get off the coast of Britain – a strong...
How to Catch Grayling When Fishing
When winter arrives and the sky is concrete grey and the ground is steel hard and white and the river seems to shiver....then....it is the time of the grayling....
Knowing When to Fish
Catching fish obviously calls for you to be in the right place, but more importantly, you need to be there at the right time; even in well stocked waters, try your...
Perch Fishing
For many anglers the perch is regarded with pleasant nostalgia because it is often the first fish that a novice angler will catch.
Perch are found in rivers,...
Preparing and Cooking Your Catch
Whether you have enjoyed a peaceful early morning down by the river or a bracing journey out of the harbour as part of a fishing party, hopefully the good news is that...
The Art of Fooling Fish
In his book “Fishing From the Earliest Times” – published in 1926 and still widely regarded as the most comprehensive work ever produced on the subject – William...
The Best Locations to Fish
All across the United Kingdom there are wonderful places in which to fish for your favourite type of fish and also your favourite kind of fishing. Whether it is...
The Sense Organs of Fish
If you have an idea of how the fish perceives its environment, then on the one hand you are some way towards knowing how to offer your bait to it in a way that it...
Trout Fishing
Many years ago private estates controlled fishing for trout. Today trout fishing is available for every angler.
There are three kinds of trout that can be...
Understanding Fish Feeding
Although there are times when some kinds of fish will bite when they are not actively engaged in seeking food, for the most part, it is their feeding activities that...
Understanding Time and Tides
Since time immemorial, we have been fascinated by the regular rise and fall of the sea, and the influence that the moon and, to a lesser extent, the sun have on the...
