Hennepin Canal Fishing
Barbel Now we’re really starting to lose the plot! But is the idea of barbel on canals really so outrageous? These powerful fish certainly do find their way through …
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Winter Canal Fishing
Silver Bream Often misidentified as skimmers (small common bream), the silver bream is marked by its smaller size, dark fins and comparatively large eye. They are only present in …
Peak Forest Canal Fishing
Dead and Loving It Various methods will catch zander, but bait fishing is the first port of call for many anglers hoping to attract and tempt zander in the …
Salmon Fishing Hood Canal
Zander have an amazing ability to hunt in conditions of poor visibility. This one managed to locate the author’s fly on a muddy section of the Grand Union. ZANDER …
Striper Fishing Cape Cod Canal
Thoughts on Bait All kinds of freshwater and sea fish baits catch pike. They can also be an excellent way of singling out bigger, lazier pike, which have no …
Sankey Canal Fishing
Mobile Methods If you are relatively new to pike fishing, or indeed a particular water, perhaps the best way to start is with lure or fly tackle. For one …
Selby Canal Fishing
Roving the Cut Perhaps the best way to start fishing any canal for pike is to travel light and explore as much water as possible. Techniques are a matter …
Union Canal Fishing
CHUB Although the chub is widely regarded as a classic British river species, their widespread presence on many canals more than merits special attention. Nor are these solid golden-bronze …
Phoenix Canal Fishing
The Long Game Perhaps the most challenging but exciting canal carping of all is on those waters where the head of fish is smaller but there are some uncaught …
Pike Fishing Canals
Match Tactics With the huge popularity of ‘commercial’ carping, it’s perhaps inevitable that angling clubs seek to stock canals with smaller carp to boost both pleasure and match fishing …