Home | Features | Coarse Fishing | Specimen

Specimen

Tony is back on the big pit in search of a record bream, but is it still there?

Bob Church, Bream Fishing and No Bites: Tony’s Specialist Scene

This month top specialist angler Tony Gibson is getting amongst the prizes...but not necessarily the ones he wants! ... Full story

At a smidgen over 2lb it wasn’t one of the record-shaking crucians that the venue has become famous for but it would do for me.

Roach, Crucians, Carp and Tench: The Doc Spot

It has warmed up at last and some of the summer species are finally beginning to show up on a very busy Paul Garner’s radar. ... Full story

An 18lb barbel - ottered! We have to act.

The Predation Action Group and a Quiet Finish: Tony’s Specialist Scene

Due to the conditions Tony has to endure a quiet end to the river season - fighting for fishing rather than fighting fish... ... Full story

Roach, Zander and Fish Behaviour: The Doc Spot

Roach, Zander and Fish Behaviour: The Doc Spot

In this month’s diary Paul Garner is looking at phenology (phenwhat...?), extreme weather and how to keep the bites coming. ... Full story

Barbel Fishing - A Summer of Barbel

Barbel Fishing - A Summer of Barbel

Andrew Kennedy reflects upon a marvellous summer’s barbel fishing on the Derbyshire Derwent and reveals some of the key bait and rig tactics that brought him success. ... Full story

OK so no barbel caught in the last weeks of the season - but I will be talking about them in the close season!

River Wye Pike and a Quiet Finish: Baldwin’s Blog

Lewis Baldwin spends his last couple of sessions of the river season searching for a big pike on the River Wye, but it’s tough going. ... Full story

A 10 foot 4-weight rod and box of flies have gone straight to the top of my shopping list!

Keeping Records and Learning Lessons: The Doc Spot

This month Paul Garner is thinking about his fishing, really thinking... ... Full story

Chew - Only be the second time that I’ve ever fished the place and to say that I was really excited at the prospect would be a severe understatement

Chew Valley Reservoir Pike – Tony’s Specialist Scene

With little in the way of fishing coming his way for a long time Tony had been looking forward to his planned trip to Chew all winter, was he to be rewarded with something special? ... Full story

The original plan had been to fish a river somewhere but the rain put paid to that idea as all of the rivers were bank high and unfishable...

A January Barbel - Baldwin’s Blog

With very little chance to fish in January Lewis Baldwin manages to get the timing right and make the most of his one evening on the river. ... Full story

I fished hard with Andy Black - but the venue beat us up!

Pike, Barbel and a bit of Sun: The Doc Spot

For Paul Garner the start of a new year brings new challenges...and a few old ones ... Full story

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next total: 64 | displaying: 1 - 10

Featured author

Neil Maidment

Neil Maidment