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Tails Up Bottom fishing might be the first choice method of many carp anglers, but on the canals legering represents a very different challenge. Boats, bream and crayfish can …
Simple Beginnings The slightly better news as far as canal carping goes is that you can put your confidence in very simple rigs and presentations. In the warmer months, …
Further Horizons Although local rumour can often outstrip the reality with perch, it is my belief that virtually every canal in the country holds the odd two-pounder. A three-pounder …
Going Specialist For the dedicated specialist angler, selective tactics are perhaps the surest way to target a really big canal perch. The giants are heavily outnumbered by their numerous, …
INJECTING LOBWORMS On canals where weed and debris festoon the bottom, a legered worm can be popped up with a little air from a syringe. This must be done …
Footloose Fun The list of rigs and methods to catch perch is a long one, but the simplest and most enjoyable way to catch them is to rove the …
PERCH Of all the species that have a knack of thriving on man-made waterways, perch are one of the most universally successful. To my mind they epitomise the attraction …
Seasons in Silver The months from summer to autumn are perhaps the most enjoyable of all to fish for roach. Hempseed and casters are both superb baits to pick …
Depth Tip Always plumb the depth with great care for roach. A good starting point is a bait just about touching the bottom – but there is a world …
ROACH There is scarcely a canal in the entire United Kingdom that doesn’t contain roach. A common fish in terms of distribution, you might say, but certainly not in …