Tips & Tricks

27 th April 2025

Specimen Series – Fly Fishing For Big Trout With Phil Spinks

by Phil Spinks

Welcome back to another episode of the Specimen Series. I always like to think of this series as a reflection of my own fishing, so as we moved into April, I couldn't resist picking up the fly rod for something a little different. This time, I had

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Posted in: Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing, Fly Fishing, Tips & Tricks, ADTV Specials, Specimen Series, Fishing Tips & Tricks
29 th December 2024

ADTV Match Masterclass - Long Distance Method Feeder Fishing

by Steven Crowe

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Coarse/Match Fishing, ADTV Specials, Match Masterclass
29 th November 2024

ADTV Match Masterclass - Sweetcorn

by Steven Crowe

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Coarse/Match Fishing, ADTV Specials, Match Masterclass
22 nd November 2024

ADTV Specimen Series - Big Weir Barbel

by Phil Spinks

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Coarse/Match Fishing, ADTV Specials, Specimen Series
15 th November 2024

How To Catch Big Perch With Thom Hunt!

by Guest Writer

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Predator/Pike Fishing
29 th October 2024

Ridgemonkey Great Escape - Lessons from Lake Zabar!

by Guest Writer

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Carp Fishing
26 th October 2024

ADTV Match Masterclass - Live Match

by Steven Crowe

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Coarse/Match Fishing, ADTV Specials, Match Masterclass
18 th October 2024

Lure Fishing For Pike

by Guest Writer

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Predator/Pike Fishing
27 th September 2024

ADTV Match Masterclass - Hard Pellets

by Steven Crowe

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Coarse/Match Fishing, ADTV Specials, Match Masterclass
20 th September 2024

Mark Holmes - Top 5 Carp Fishing Essentials

by Guest Writer

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

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Posted in: Tips & Tricks, Carp Fishing