Catch Reports

24 th August 2022

Summer Fishing in France & Holland - With Ade Kiddell

Join Ade Kiddell in his latest fishing trips across the Netherlands and France in this instalment of his Angling Blogs. Read more Ade Kiddell Blogs, here. Well, it’s been a very busy few weeks with plenty of fishing, with the campervan

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Location, Season, Catch Reports
13 th July 2022

My First Time Surface Fishing for Carp – With Amanda Hook

In this blog, Angling Direct’s photographer; Amanda Hook, reveals her experiences with surface fishing, discussing the excitement and challenges of the first session. After enjoying lure fishing and having had some success with fishing back in

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Posted in: Species Guides, Seasonal Guides, Catch Reports Tagged: Carp, Surface Fishing, Amanda Hook
06 th July 2022

Summer Fishing Trips - with Ade Kiddell

For various reasons, it has been a little while since I last wrote a blog. Since my last blog entry, I have been very busy, with a trip to the UK and a couple of trips with the campervan here in The Netherlands. Read Ade’s last blog here. Just a

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Posted in: Catch Reports Tagged: Ade Kiddell, Norwich, Holland
17 th May 2022

Fishing the UK, France & Holland - With Ade Kiddell

It is great to be writing this blog as I sit on board a ferry bound for the UK, that can only mean I am on my way to see family and friends and maybe a bit of fishing in the UK. Fishing Holidays With the weather well and truly spring-like,

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Posted in: Catch Reports Tagged: Ade Kiddell
04 th April 2022

A Promising Start to 2022 - With Ade Kiddell

In this blog post, Ade Kiddell covers his 2022 spring fishing adventures so far in the Netherlands and his visit to the new Angling Direct warehouse. As sit indoors writing this blog, outside the wind has turned much cooler and it looks like it

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Posted in: News & Events, Company, Catch Reports Tagged: Ade Kiddell, Europe Fishing, European Angling
29 th March 2022

Top 5 Fishing Experiences – With Amanda Hook

For this blog entry, I thought I would cover some of my favourite fishing experiences to date. For me, trying out different forms and fishing for different disciplines has kept fishing a lot more interesting, rather than just fishing for one species

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Posted in: Beginner's Guides, Catch Reports Tagged: Sea Fishing, Chub Fishing, Grayling, Amanda Hook
03 rd March 2022

The Best Fishing Books - World Book Day

Even the best anglers in the world still have a thing or two to learn, which is why there’s always a good excuse for picking up a quality fishing book. Whether you’re looking to increase your catch rate, pick up a few professional insights, or

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Posted in: Discipline Guides, Industry, Accessories, Catch Reports Tagged: Carp Fishing, World Book Day, Books
14 th February 2022

How Fishing Ended 2021 With a Bang! - With Amanda Hook

A year of being fully immersed in all things fishing has been an emotional roller coaster! I have found my first year of fishing challenging, but I wouldn’t have changed a thing! Like a lot of anglers say; “the harder it is, the more rewarding it

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Posted in: Catch Reports Tagged: Carp, Amanda Hook
11 th February 2022

Winter Fishing in the Netherlands – with Ade Kiddell

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

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Posted in: Seasonal Guides, Catch Reports Tagged: Ade Kiddell, Barbel Fishing, Winter Fishing, Netherlands
17 th December 2021

The Specimen Series - With Phil Spinks

In this blog entry, Angling Direct’s very own Phil Spinks reflects on his success and filming on his Specimen Series on the Angling Direct Youtube channel. Filming the Specimen Series is something I'm very passionate about. I’ve always

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Posted in: Species Guides, Discipline, Catch Reports Tagged: Specimen Fish, Tench, Chub, Grayling, Phil Spinks