The UK Canals I’d Actually Recommend (Not Just the Famous Ones)
A personal list of UK canals worth your time, including a few quieter ones that don’t get the attention the big names do.
Yes, You Can Fish UK Canals – Here’s Everything I Wish I’d Known Sooner
A straightforward answer to a question I get asked constantly, plus what I wish someone had told me before my first canal session.
Is There Really a Trick to Catching Fish? My Honest Answer After Twenty Years
People want a secret hack. The real answer is less exciting but far more useful, and it’s taken me years to fully trust it.
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?