The Case for Barbless Hooks, Even Where They’re Not Required
Plenty of UK fisheries don’t mandate barbless hooks. I use them anyway, and I think more anglers should consider it.
Wrasse Fishing: Wales’ Most Overlooked Species
Every angler on the Welsh coast talks about bass. Wrasse deserve more attention than they get, and here’s why.
What a Bad Session Taught Me About Watercraft
Sometimes the sessions that teach you the most are the ones where nothing goes right – here’s what one genuinely miserable blank taught me.
Grayling: The Most Underrated UK Game Fish
While everyone chases trout and salmon, grayling get overlooked – and they shouldn’t be, especially through winter.
Fishing the Close Season: What Anglers Actually Do When Rivers Are Off-Limits
The coarse close season on rivers doesn’t mean fishing stops – it just means it moves. Here’s how I spend those three months.
Reading Water: What Twenty Years of Pike Fishing Taught Me
The single skill that’s improved my pike fishing more than any tackle or bait change: learning to read where fish actually are.
The Tackle I Actually Use vs What’s in My Bag
An honest look at how much of my tackle bag gets used regularly, and how much is dead weight I still carry out of habit.
Why UK Bass Fishing Keeps Getting Better
Bass stocks and fishing quality along the UK coast have genuinely improved over the last decade. Here’s what I think is behind it.
The Truth About ‘Match the Hatch’ on Chalk Streams
Matching the hatch matters, but not in the precise, obsessive way a lot of fly fishing writing suggests it should.
A Morning on the Norfolk Broads: Pike in the Mist
A session diary from a still, misty January morning on home water, and the pike that made the early start worth it.