Fishing the method feeder at long distances in excess of 100m can be one of the most difficult styles to master in match fishing, but easily one of the most rewarding, as it requires a combination of skill and confidence in your approach, especially
Sweetcorn is probably one of the oldest and most devastating baits around, but in recent years when the temperature drops it has become often overlooked in favour of pellets and maggots, but the versatility of this bait means that on some days all
As Autumn sets in, there is no better time of year to fish for Barbel and for this edition of Specimen Series, I have decided to come back to the River Trent, but rather than fish some of the more prolific stretches of river, I have got one thing in
The Team at Angling Direct have invited me to write an article on lure fishing so it got me thinking about which species to focus on as here in the UK, we have 3 main freshwater species of predator being Pike, Perch & Zander. Pike are a
The Great Escape from Ridgemonkey is back for another season with Dave Levy, Lee Randall, Loz East and Jay Carter embarking on a trip of a life time to the wonderful Lake Zabar in Bosnia, whick offers several challenges to the carp angler, with a
When fishing matches, its often the anglers choices and timing of their decisions which are the main difference and although you may have the right methods in your armoury, knowing how and when to use them in a match is the key to success!
For this
With the weather on the turn with the temperature dropping and with winter on the horizon, it may not be the best conditions for most anglers mainstay species such as carp, bream and tench, but it is the perfect time of year for Pike!
In this week
Fishing with hard pellets is quite simply the most consistent method around on commercial fisheries and is a tactic that I will always have set up regardless of the venue, as it is that effective! Whether you are combining it with other tactics or
We all have certain products that we could not do without when out on the bank and for this week's AD blog, we have managed to ask carp fishing extraordinaire Mark Holmes what products are an absolute must in his fishing!
With over 40 years of carp
Fishing with solid PVA bags is a devastating method that is incredibly underused in the carp fishing world, but is a tactic that simply cannot be ignored!
For this Carp Chapters, I am fishing with Nash’s own carp catching machine Henry Lennon at