Andrew Quarmby gives his account of the final round of the Avon Valley Winter League, where he enjoyed a very memorable day’s fishing on the Basingstoke Canal. Fishing for Drennan Bordon for the last round of the Avon Valley Winter League, I turned up to find I was on a proper flyer – the end… Read more
Winter Lessons
Jon Arthur looks back on a few key lessons picked up during a recent F1 and silverfish festival held at the popular White Acres Holiday Park in Cornwall. Light Is Right – When conditions are favourable I opt for AS3 floats from 0.1g up to 0.6g. These slim pole floats have a carbon stem that’s far… Read more
The Chub Battle – Round Three
Stu Lennox has been trying to outwit some particularly stubborn chub on a stretch of the River Kennett. Here’s how he fared during his latest encounter with an old foe… I arrived at the River Kennet near Newbury for my annual battle with some wily old chub that are resident in a… Read more
Season’s Biggest Roach
Specialist angler, Dan Woolcott landed a huge 3lb 11oz roach from Highbridge Fishery in Norfolk recently, smashing his previous personal best in the process by a whole pound. Dan explains: “Highbridge is a very unusual water. It’s a large clay bedded lake of 6.5-acres and is up to 35ft deep… Read more
11kg Mirror Carp For Paco
Here’s a photograph of a beautiful mirror carp caught by Spanish angler Paco. Our friend Paco is an angling media star in Spain who caught a December carp at the weekend of 11 kilos (24lb+) and provided the following report: “Here’s a beautiful mirror carp, caught yesterday in a lake… Read more
Latest Video: Winter Feeding Tricks
In our latest short video, commercial fishery ace Grant Albutt passes on some sound advice to keep you catching in the cold. His first tip is all about feeding and the difference between making some noise or sneaking in the bait. The next time you are out on the bank, try these contrasting approaches and see… Read more