Fishing to hand with long whips really has come to the forefront over the last couple of years and is a very effective and busy form of fishing. Places like the River Severn at Shrewsbury, the River Wye at Hereford, River Don near Doncaster and River Thames near Oxford have… Read more
The latest Drennan Silverfish League round was fished on a very chilly Tripp Lake this weekend. None of the anglers were too surprised to find the lake frozen over on arrival after overnight temperatures had fallen to minus 3 degrees centigrade. So a quick work out with the icebreakers was… Read more
When using a paternoster or a free roving float for pike fishing it is always important to use an up-trace. To fish without an up-trace can lead to bite-offs and a lost pike will often result in the fish being unable to shake the hooks. To save having to remake… Read more
A cold winters day spent wandering the banks of a river with a float rod in hand and a pouch full of maggots has to be one of the most enjoyable forms of fishing. A river never sleeps and its face is never seen the same twice, this flux provides… Read more
A short river lure fishing session has produced an incredible catch of huge perch topped by this 4lb 6oz specimen. Stewart Harris banked 10 perch in total with eight of them over the 3lb mark and the smallest topping the scales at 2lb 14oz. The biggest fish equals his personal… Read more
One of the biggest barbel from the Great River Ouse in recent times has topped an impressive list of specimens for big fish fishing ace Tony Gibson. The Chairman of the Northampton Specimen Group emphasised the importance of keeping mobile when a handful of the short evening session on the… Read more
