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 [...]
Winter Chub Fishing – an extract from Martin James’ latest book, At The Water’s Edge
Martin James is the voice of angling in the North West of England thanks to his regular Thursday night angling programme on BBC Radio Lancashire. His latest book, At The Water’s Edge, appropriately named after his show, charts his fishing life as well as contributions from a number of esteemed guests. Packed from cover to [...]
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 [...]
Where Have My Big Perch Gone?
Last winter I spent a fair bit of time chasing perch on my local canal network and I have to say it proved to be a particularly tough slog. In previous winters I had been able to pretty much guarantee a fish or two on each trip whereas this time there were more blank days [...]
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 [...]
Annan Other Thing…
Outside of Hampshire and Dorset very few anglers have ever seen a truly big grayling. They really are quite rare. Even a two-pounder is rare outside of the Southern chalk streams and perhaps the Tweed in the Scottish borders. I live in Yorkshire and there are plenty of places to catch grayling but anything over [...]
Par For The Course – Carping with Allan Parbery
Par For The Course – Carping with Allan Parbery It’s a few years since I did any serious carp fishing but I have to say I do enjoy it, especially if I can get into the right mindset. Most of my recent carping has been short session stuff, mostly stalking or floater fishing so when [...]