Irish angling journalist Ashley Hayden reflects on a year of varying fortunes with rod and line in fresh and salt water.
Shore Fishing
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Beginners SeriesBoat FishingFeaturesFixed Spool ReelsReelsShore Fishing
Sea Angling for Beginners – Fixed Spool Reels
One of the most widely used types of reel throughout the sea angling word, the fixed spool is a great reel for beginners and experts alike.
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The multiplier reel gets its name because the spool which holds the line is geared to revolve several times for each single turn of the handle. One turn of the …
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Newcomers to sea angling can be bamboozled by the vast array of rods for shore or boat fishing. In this second article for beginners we explain the uses of the …
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AlderneyBoat FishingFeaturesShore Fishing
ALDERNEY species mission: 40 plus and counting
by Mark Hardingby Mark HardingSpecies-chasing Mark Harding tops a landmark 40 species en route to what he hopes will be a magical final year’s total of 50… or maybe even more!
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Irish angler Ashley Hayden relates the joys of targetting County Wexford estuary flounders when the summer species leave inshore waters.
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Jim Hendrick of ProBassFisher Guiding Services explains the lure of shallow water, reef fishing with a fly for bass.
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God bless close friend Georgina Lynch for marrying Beara Peninsula resident and artist Tim Goulding, because without cupid’s intervention I might never have discovered the wonderful sea fishing that this …
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AlderneyBoat FishingFeaturesShore Fishing
ALDERNEY species mission: March Malaise
by Mark Hardingby Mark HardingMark Harding’s obsessive quest to top 50 species in a year ashore and afloat in Alderney waters enters a testing period during the generally dull month of March. Unperturbed though, …
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Species-chasing Mark Harding looks back at a tough February’s shore fishing that wasn’t without its surprises. A matter of weeks into his 12 month mission to crack 50 species from …
