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 kick. […] 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 from […] 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 brined, […] 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 salmon. […] 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 fisheries […] 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 someone […] 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 Pepper […] 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 through […] Read More
Anglers have been adding all types beads to their sea hook traces for decades. Here are a few of my most successful patterns that have caught me a lot of fish. All the examples in the images show 4mm beads with a Kamasan Size […] Read More
So you’re starting pike fishing but are confused about what deadbaits to use then look no further. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned pike angler here are 5 deadly deadbaits for Autumn that you should be using. 1. Sprats Many a Pike angler cut […] Read More
