The Best Conditions I’ve Ever Fished (And Why I Now Plan Around Them)
Certain conditions consistently produce my best sessions – here’s the pattern I’ve come to trust and plan trips around.
The Worst Time I’ve Ever Gone Fishing (and What It Taught Me About Conditions)
A genuinely miserable blank taught me more about reading conditions than most of my good sessions combined.
What Smell Actually Attracts Fish? Separating the Real Science from Tackle Shop Myth
Fish rely on smell more than most anglers appreciate – here’s what actually seems to work and why, based on what I’ve seen work over the years.
If Someone Asked Me the Easiest Way to Start Fishing, Here’s What I’d Say
Twenty years in, this is the advice I actually give people asking how to get into fishing, stripped of everything unnecessary.
Hook Sizes: The Confusion I Still See Beginners Get Caught Out By
The counterintuitive hook numbering system trips up more new anglers than almost anything else in this sport.
If I Could Only Carry Five Baits, Here’s What They’d Be
A genuine thought experiment: stripped back to five baits for all-round UK fishing, here’s what makes the cut and what doesn’t.
Method Feeder for Trout: The Approach That Shouldn’t Work (But Does)
Method feeder tactics are built for carp and bream, not trout – so why does it produce so reliably on the right stocked stillwater?
Float Fishing for Trout: The Method Nobody Talks About
It doesn’t fit the fly-fishing culture around trout, but float fishing for stocked trout is a genuinely accessible, underrated approach.
Why I Started Spinning for Trout Instead of Always Reaching for a Fly Rod
Fly fishing is my first love, but spinning has genuinely earned its place in my trout fishing on the right water and the right day.
Spinning Reels: The One Piece of Kit I Genuinely Don’t Overthink
Why reel size matters far more than reel price for most UK coarse and lure fishing, and where I actually spend money instead.