Stu Lennox has been having some great sport targeting chub on a local stretch of the River Kennet. The fish were all taken on bread flake, trotted down the swim under a 1 Swan Loafer with a size 10 Super Specialist hook tied to 0.17mm Supplex Fluorocarbon. “I fed a couple of balls… Read more
Category: River
Grayling In The Snow
David Turnbull from Edinburgh christened his new Acolyte Ultra 14ft float rod by catching this quality 2lb (42cm) grayling in the snow. “The rod was great and I felt confident playing them in fast water with a 2lb hooklength,” he explained. “The tip cushioned the lunges but it had plenty… Read more
Back On The Brook
Wayne Swinscoe recently spent an enjoyable few hours tackling a small brook that he hadn’t fished for 40 years. Here’s how he got on: After the wind and rain of the last few weeks it was nice to get out fishing in the sunshine! Armed with a couple of pints of old… Read more
Latest Video: Winter Roach
Our latest film stars Steve Hemingray, Joe Roberts and Lee Klimczuk each explaining how to bag up with roach on a winter river. It turns out to be a red letter day with all three catching plenty of fish on the River Glen in Lincolnshire. More importantly, our three experts pass on plenty of tips… Read more
Russian Roach On The Feeder
Even with heavy snow to contend with, Sergey Kuzmin has been catching plenty of quality roach from his local river in Moscow. The fish pictured were all tempted on white maggots or bloodworm on a size 16 Team England Super Carbon Maggot hook to a fine 1.1lb (0.75mm) Supplex hooklength. Sergey was fishing… Read more
Swinscoe’s Top 3
Highly respected match ace Wayne Swinscoe reveals his top three hook baits to try when the rivers are in flood. 1: Wonder Lobs The lobworm has to be my number one hook bait when the rivers are high and heavily coloured. It’s a large and smelly bait that the fish can easily home in on…. Read more