MARK WINTLE

Mark Wintle, an angler for thirty-five years, is on a quest to discover and bring to you the magic of fishing. Previously heavily involved with match fishing he now fishes for the sheer fun of it. With an open and enquiring mind, each week Mark will bring to you articles on fishing different rivers, different methods and what makes rivers, and occasionally stillwaters, tick. Add to this a mixed bag of articles on catching big fish; tackle design, angling politics and a few surprises.

Are you stuck in a rut fishing the same swim every week? Do you dare to try something different and see a whole new world of angling open up? Yes? Then read Mark Wintle’s regular column.

Wintle’s World of Angling – Chopped worm and lollipop floats

ONE METHOD I’VE known about for several years yet never got around to trying is chopped worm. A couple of recent trips gave me the opportunity to give it a go, and the results were promising.

Mark on the Thames
Mark, pole fishing on the Thames

At one time I had a successful wormery but laziness and always using other baits have meant that I’ve no longer any ready supply of worms. That meant that the first purchase was

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