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Rutland Water is situated in the Gwash Valley in the UK’s smallest historic county, Rutland, in the East Midlands. The reservoir itself sits between four counties: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Northamptonshire. Because of its geography Rutland’s is accessible to anglers from all parts of the country. […] Read More
Now most anglers treat the humble Whiting as either a nuisance fish or a blank saver. To me, I have no problem with them. They keep me busy with bites throughout the colder months and are extremely versatile when it comes to cooking. […] Read More
If you want to spice up your life then have a go at this recipe for Cedar Plank Trout. This cooking technique is one of my favourites and will leave you with a plateful of succulent moist fish with a little creamy chilli […] Read More
Spinning for trout using a Mepps style spinner is one of the most exciting methods in fishing. Every cast is tense as you wait for that ferocious hit. Hanningfield Reservoir is where I got hooked to this type of method. Whether you’re spinning […] Read More
How to Cold Smoked Trout. In part one we discussed where to get the fish, tools, gutting, pin boning, filleting and the brining process. In part two it is all about the smoking, slicing and storage of your fish. Your fillets are now […] Read More
How to Cold Smoked Trout. If you like cold smoked salmon, then you should try cold smoked trout. Extremely tasty and perfect with a bagel and cream cheese or with scrambled eggs for breakfast. If you prepare it correctly it will taste like […] Read More
Catching Ide at Redbridge Lakes, Essex, Back in the days if someone said lets try catching Ide, I would have said, “I’m not going all the way to Denmark to catch an Ide”. 30 years on and Ide are being stocked in commercial […] Read More
Did you know that there are actually seven species of pike and pickerel (small pike), which live in waters around the world. Here is a very simple guide of pike species that most of us don’t know exist. Northern Pike Esox Lucius When […] Read More
Deep Soaked Fermented Chilli Hookbaits Before we make some chilli hookbaits I will give you some information on the additive we are dealing with. Most fermented chilli extract is made using Cayenne Chilli peppers. To put it into perspective a normal bell Red […] Read More
When it comes to pike fishing there is one piece of tackle that you have to use and they are Pike traces. To put it simply a Pike trace is a section of multi-strand wire that stops a Pike or Zander from biting […] Read More
