Want to keep catching this autumn? We reveal a host of bait tips to help you put fish of all species on the bank over the next few months WHICH DEADBAIT? I keep a selection of many different baits in my freezer, although there are some that I never leave home without.For static fishing, my favourite baits are large sardines, ...
Stuart Walker and Bob Roberst have travelled half way round the world chasing big fish. From the Cauvery river in southern India to the Nepalese border in the Himalayas; from the Nubian desert to the Canadian Rockies, they’ve chased fish and shared untold adventures. Here's their story concentrating on the life of river barbel, told by Bob Roberts It was on one ...
Have you ever wondered how to fish for carp and barbel with a wriggling bunch of maggots on a hair rig? Well here's how you can do it easily and quickly using Korda's brilliaint Maggot Klip. All too often anglers feel they need to resort to either boilies or a drilled halibut pellet to catch big barbel and carp, but ...
Flooded rivers frequently provide an excellent chance of catching coarse fish, especially big barbel, roach and chub, yet relatively few anglers fish them successfully. It’s probably because they do not make any real attempt to maximize their chances during a flood. A halfhearted stab at floodwater fishing is rewarded with few bites or fish and they simply give up. You need ...
One of the most productive and most rewarding ways to fish rivers is by long trotting with a float. It allows the angler to search the swim, to try out every nook and cranny in the hunt for roach, chub, barbel and dace. Long trotting isn’t a method for the lazy angler though – it’s a testing technique that requires ...
Pellets were originally created as an animal foodstuff or as a feed for stocked fish. The pellets were used to ensure that the animals and fish gained substantial weight prior to being sold to market. But anglers have latched on to these protein-packed food morsels and have discovered just how good they can be for attracting quality fish like carp, ...
Casters are the next stage in the life cycle of a maggot. They are the chrysalis of a maggot – a shell-like pupae that contains the soon-to-emerge fly. Casters are slightly smaller than maggots and their shape is a lot more rounded. They are available at all good tackle shops and, like maggots, are sold by the pint. Casters are ...
What is hemp seed? You may have read about hemp, often referred to in old books as ‘the demon seed’. It was for a long time extremely controversial and banned on a lot of waters but in recent times, anglers have come to see hemp for what it is – a deadly coarse fish catcher. Hempseed is the seed of ...
It is no coincidence that the barbel's elongated, powerful shape bears resemblance to a long carp - the barbel is part of the cyprinidae, or carp family of freshwater fish. This is not the only similarity - it is also similar in habits and physical characteristics. Barbel is happiest in well-oxygenated river water, and will often be found in fast runs over ...
Barbel have emerged as one of the nation’s most popular species, but what is the best way to catch them? Martin Bowler joins species expert Steve Pope to find out Are barbel the new carp? For certain their popularity has grown massively over the last few years, with membership of the Barbel Society standing at well over 1,000. Stretches ...
