Northern Bites by Steve Walker – 16th August
Mackerel have increased in numbers over the last several days with some quality bags reported from all of the region’s piers where float tackle and lure fishing has produced plenty…
Mackerel have increased in numbers over the last several days with some quality bags reported from all of the region’s piers where float tackle and lure fishing has produced plenty…
This Sunday sees the final match in the summer series run by Neville Charlesworth. The league is the tightest that it has ever been and there are four anglers that…
From an angler’s perspective a good quality cool box is essential for a variety of purposes including transporting/retaining bait in tip-top condition and preserving fish caught. Des Westmore compares the…
Steve Souter suggests wearing a nappy and a crash helmet while dodging lunatic drivers and crazy sheep on the stark back roads of the Isle of Lewis. But if you…
Isle of Wight angler and budding cook Des Westmore runs the rule over the Snowbee Smoker unit. Some extremists of the conservation ethic might fall into a flying fit but…
Mackerel remain generally scarce with few reports of any numbers of fish showing. Early morning tides seem to be producing the best results with the occasional double figure bags reported…
We at PSF support the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) without question. Without the great bravery and skill of the volunteer crews that man the RNLI lifeboats around the UK…
Boat Fishing Monthly Editor Dave Barham demonstrates using bait elastic and frozen black lugworms to construct and use the Lugworm Sausage. A very effective approach to presenting a sizeable bait to fish such as Cod without leaving it wide open to being ripped apart and easily taken by smaller fish such as Whiting and Dabs.
Amazingly, the ultimate bait additive, particularly to mackerel and including fresh mackerel for a wide variety of species ranging from gurnards and rays through to tope is WD40. Seeing is believing. This film also demonstrates the versatility of the ABU Suveran combination boat rod.
Chris Bailey catches a 155 lb Halibut on 20 lb test. with his 11 weight flyrod. It all Happens of the coast of Gusatvus Alaska.