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A Mixed Early Season Bag

I had realistic, but somewhat high-hopes for January and February. Get some surf fishing in, get up on the rock ledges for the late conger, get a day or two’s carp fishing in, maybe a crack at a river grayling. It didn’t quite work out like that....

2018: A Fresh Start

It’s traditional for me, at this time of year, to take a look back at my year’s fishing. Some of you have kindly also asked why I’ve not been as active, fishing report wise, as I normally am over the course of the past 12 months. Briefly,...

Tales Of The Unexpected

I’m a firm believer in using the lightest tackle I can get away with for any given boat fishing situation. Some anglers wrongly assume this is simply to get more fun from smaller species. It does serve that purpose, of course, but there’s a much more important...

Carping Considerations

I’ve had a wake up call regards my carp fishing venture of late. I’ve mentioned before that I’ve done a small amount of carp fishing previously, making maybe around ten trips between the mid 1990’s and 2004, and one further trip in 2015. Hardly a concerted effort,...