Types of Fishing

Boat fishing at sea provides more places to fish for the angler. Fishing from beaches, piers, jetties and rocks can be limited and tidal movement could impose further restrictions. An ...

Many of us like to go fishing but there are occasions when the weather is just too foul to sit on the edge of a river or reservoir waiting for that satisfying tug on the rod that says you have ...

For the majority of anglers float fishing is the most popular method. Watching a float can be relaxing and at times, almost hypnotic. However, watching a float bob and then suddenly ...

Mention the word "angler" and people form a picture in their mind; for some it will be a hunched figure crouched on a rain soaked bank, gloomily staring at a float. Other people may conjure up ...

Legering is the method of fishing using a weight to keep bait on the river bed or deep in stillwater. Float fishing allows the bait to drift or move in the current of water. Legering ...

Maggots, sweetcorn and worm catch roach, dace and bream. Lures attract and catch large predatory fish. Lures are artificial bait made from wood, metal or plastic. They are shiny and ...

Most shore anglers probably began their sport as youngsters fishing from harbour walls or "crabbing" in rock pools with hand line and limpet. As the angler grows older and more experienced, the ...