Sywell Spectacular An article describing how Matt Brown and I tackled the spectacular tench shoals of Sywell Reservoir in Northamptonshire. First published in Coarse Fisherman, you can see the full illustrated article exactly as it appeared in the magazine by clicking on the link below which, prov...

By way of a change, here’s a guest article by my good friend, top bloke, brilliant chef and ace angler, Lee Swords….   In search of Emeralds……Big fat slime covered green ones!   By Big Swordsey     My trips out for big bronze flanked bream have found me more absorbed in the wild...

As you will see from the free DVD clips, Barbel Days and Ways provides a unique insight into the life and feeding habits of the barbel. Using state of the art technology, the cameras get closer than ever before to barbel as they feed, and then bolt as they feel the steel. Add to this an informative...

Looking back, that one fish planted a seed in me that still flourishes today. It inspired me above all else to stop just reading the writings of Walker, Stone and Taylor and to actually do something with the knowledge they’d given me. I began to specialise and I had a goal. I too wanted to catch ...