A couple of weeks into the new river season, once the rivers have settled down a bit, is a great time to get on with some early season barbel fishing. On most rivers the barbel have now spawned, the heavy rain of the past few weeks has passed, and
For this latest episode we headed to Bawburgh fishery, a fishery renowned for its specimen carp, bream, and tench and one which we have joined for 2016. For many years now it has thrown up some incredible catches of both carp and bream, but it was
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
For this latest episode we head to the beach with the aim being a simple one - try to catch anything that swims!Early Spring can be a funny time of year, the proper summer fish haven't really arrived and the winter fish have disappeared, so it can be
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Tench supremo Gareth Goldson targets tench on two banker methods.We’re now at that time of year where the green-flanked and red-eyed tench comes into the minds of many an angler up and down the
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Gravel pits are great venues to catch large bream but they can be tricky to master. However, fear not, Dean, as we’ve enlisted the help of Korum bream supremo Rob Thompson, who can guide you into the
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Catching roach of specimen proportions can be a difficult task. These fish have grown to the specimen proportions by being clever fish, avoiding predators, and by doing their best to avoid anglers. The
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Getting ziggy with it! Alan Stagg is, although he won’t admit it, a bit of a zig fishing expert, so who better to talk you through the dos and don’ts of this exciting method. We join him on the
Before the end of the traditional river season we managed to head out for a session with our good friend Justin Grapes to the banks of our local river Wensum, with the aim of trying to catch a few Chub on a variety of different methods.The plan was
Many anglers use quite large lures to target Pike, but I don't think this is always necessary. I like to match the size of the lure to the average size of the baitfish that the Pike predate on, which can vary from venue to venue, but 4"-6" is a nice