Normally at this time of the year I would be getting excited about the upcoming start to the traditional river fishing season on the 16th, but this year, for the first time, I was out of the UK. Instead I spent the early part of June in France,
The last fortnight has seen some settled weather and the anglers have enjoyed some cracking sport.Offshore is improving all the time with good numbers of all species turning up.There are more Smoothounds with reports of fish up to 22lb caught, these
This half term the Learn to Fish Carp Academy for 7-15 year olds launched at Tylers Common Fishery in Brentwood, Essex . An army of kids some as young as 7 years old had great fun and received expert tuition from Angling Trust qualified coaches.With
With my holiday to France just four days away, and my carp gear all packed and ready to go, I decided to get the feeder and float rods out. My intention was to target the rudd and roach that inhabit one of my local mid-Kent waters. One of the things
After somewhat of a slow start to the year, thanks largely to the extended cold spells, the fishing in Whitby has finally picked up enough to allow us to bring you the latest report from our charter fishing boats, Trot-On and Alliance.The Whitby
Being a traditional angler it took me a few years before I actually fished in what was the old close season, preferring to catch up on the decorating and gardening before the glorious 16th. However, over the last few years I have enjoyed the
Once the spring weather warms up slightly, normally around the beginning of May, I turn my thoughts to tench fishing. It’s a style of fishing I really enjoy. Location can be extremely important and, how ever big the water is, most the tench
Back at the start of May I accompanied good friend Darren Nokes, whose name you might recognise from Dovetail Games Euro Fishing, on a 36hr trip to Linear Fisheries, near Oxford. We had our pick of the lakes but, after a little research, we set our
After the capture of Brushstrokes in late March, April was a slow month for me. Poor weather, busier banks, and a couple of wrong moves on my part meant that areas that had been producing for me were non starters. With the additional lines in the
Myself and Stephen Crowe (AD Norwich) recently entered into our second big carp competition of 2016; the British Carp Angling Championship or the BCAC as it's known. Our qualifier was being held at Walthamstow reservoir in London, a venue famous for