Fishing In Ireland 2011
Lough Derg, Ireland, 2011 “What would it take to tempt you to come over and fish Lough Derg?” Said the email. “I suppose an invitation would be a good starting point!” Was my reply. Lorraine Tully rents out three fabulous properties on the shores of Lough Derg, near Whitegates, in Ireland’s Shannon Region, a location [...]
Days In The Emirates – Martin James
In this, the fourth and final extract kindly provided by Martin James from his cracking book, At The Waters’ Edge, we follow his blue water exploits off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. I suppose it was around 1990 when I first visited the United Arab Emirates. As usual on my travels, I had all the [...]
Magnificent Murchison
A ray of reflected sunshine catches the corner of my eye but I ignore it, I’ve grown to recognise it as the day’s worn on. It comes from the barrel of an AK47 rifle hanging from the shoulder of Serapio’s personal bodyguard. To his right the Ranger has one, too. Usually I’m stepping over these [...]
Does Anyone Fancy Another Curry? (Part Two)
Does Anyone Fancy Another Curry? Part Two of Bob’s Mahseer Adventure on the River Cauvery As the days dragged by the fishing didn’t get any easier. Dawn broke at around 6.30am, Bablu would bring me coffee in bed, breakfast would duly arrive and then we’d load the jeep ready for another session yet rarely did we [...]
Does Anyone Fancy A Curry?
Does Anyone Fancy A Curry? Part One of Bob’s Mahseer Adventure on the River Cauvery Mahseer fishing. Piece of cake really, isn’t it? Like you, I’ve seen plenty of pictures. I’ve watched TV programmes, read the books and articles, and it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. You save up, part with a [...]
Postcards From The Nile
This article is ideally read in conjunction with Nile Perch – The Poor Man’s Marlin? which you’ll also find on the web site. Postcards is simply a series of illustrated short tales and observations. It’s Getting’ Kinda Crowded Round Here… I had expected to be fishing in a huge expanse of water, after all the lake does [...]
Nile Perch – The Poor Man’s Marlin?
Lake Nasser is synonymous with huge Nile perch. For the early pioneers it was a true Mecca. The fish stocks were amazing and the perch were huge. It may be the largest man-made water on the planet, the size of a sea, but commercial netting has reduced it to a shadow of what it once was. What you’re [...]