The old fishing’s started to get a mite tricky in recent weeks. From the heydays and high days of summer when barbel proved as easy to catch as certain mugs on the Internet forums I’m reduced to scratching around for bites. Continue Reading →
Carbology Explained – by Lee Swords. Part 1… (of several…) Carbelling: The fusing of barbel fishing and carp fishing Carbology: The science of catching barbel using techniques evolved from those Continue Reading →
I haven’t fished a match, as such, for more than a decade but a competition that did grab my attention was the UK Angling Masters Championships. What an event this Continue Reading →
As the days lengthen and the thermometer rises I find I’m buzzing around like a blue a***d fly. There’s so much to do and I haven’t even renewed a single Continue Reading →
Well, the curtain has fallen on another river season but could it be the final curtain? Well, some seem to think so. Personally I don’t think so but we’ll have Continue Reading →
Well, the end is nigh. Another week and it’ll all be over on the rivers for three whole months, unless of course you’re an Angling Times reader because they think Continue Reading →
Title: A Specimen Fishing Year Author: John Wilson Publisher: Little Egret Press Let us be in no doubt, John Wilson is an iconic figure. He effectively brought angling to the Continue Reading →
Well, it’s cold outside and I’ve time on my hands so why not give you another update… A Nightmare Session It’s not often that I come home from Continue Reading →
Catch up with what Bob’s been up to this month Continue Reading →
Happy New Year folks, I hope you enjoy a great 2009 and that all your fishy dreams come true. The New Year is a time for making resolutions and Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas! Ah well, it’s almost Santa Time and for some that means a week off work and lots of time to go fishing. For me it’s a chance Continue Reading →
December Blog (Part One) It’s arguably a bit early for writing the December Blog but I doubt I’ll be getting out too often in the coming weeks. With the weather Continue Reading →
There’s something delightfully indulgent about writing a book in which you are the central character, the glue that holds it all together. It would have been easier not to bother, Continue Reading →
Chapter One Humble Beginnings Caught In The Net I can hardly remember a time in my life when fish weren’t important to me in some way. Perhaps it’s in the Continue Reading →
Is anyone sick of reading about global warming yet? Apparently motor cars are the spawn of the devil and we’re all doomed. The Government and the tree huggers have united Continue Reading →