So far, the winter out here in the Netherlands has not been too bad, a few early morning frosts but very few really cold days and no snow so far. I always look forward to the new year as it signifies not only the beginning of another year but the
It has been a busy few weeks since I last wrote a blog piece to keep you up to date with my angling adventures, so with a lot to catch up with let us get going.
Visiting the UK
With Covid making travel very difficult for almost two
Although it has only been a few weeks since I last wrote a blog, I am happy to say that in that time I have done a lot of fishing that consisted of a nice mix of fish and many fishing situations!
Barbel Fishing in Belgium
Let’s start this
According to Stem4 - a charity that supports young people to build positive mental health, even before the COVID-19 crisis, 1 in 6 young people aged 5-16-year olds had a mental disorder.
As today marks Youth Mental Health Day, we thought it was a
It’s been great to see a large take-up of the Angling Direct Free Whips for kids offer, I personally know a few people who have taken up the offer and the kids absolutely loved going fishing. As the summer holidays draw to a close, be sure to check
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">After my last blog detailing the serious flooding in Europe, and in particular, my local river; the Grensmaas, I can tell you that it has been great to finally be able to get
The last few weeks have seen some real highs and lows in my fishing, but I always try to find an opportunity to fish, despite any conditions or lack of spotting species. In this month’s post, I am going to cover some good stuff (best catches) and
To celebrate Bastille Day, we here at Angling Direct thought we would go through some of the must-fish places in France. With over 83 different species of fish to target in French waters amongst the 500,000 km of brooks, 15,000 km rivers and hundreds
The magic of June the 16th and the re-opening of coarse fishing on rivers is held as one of the most important days in the angling calendar. After 3 months of the rivers being closed to angling activity, at midnight on the 15th of June anglers all
I am glad to say we are getting on top of things and settling into life in the Netherlands, I haven’t been doing as much fishing as I would have liked but in truth, the weather has been quite chilly. Cold Northerly winds for most of the last few