Roach (Rutilus rutilus) Weight: Small fish up to 1lb are commonplace and a fish of over 2lb is seen as a specimen. 3lb fish are rare from rivers, but a number of southern stillwaters regularly throw up quality fish close to the 4lb barrier. 4lb-plus fish are very rare. British Record: 4lb 4oz from undisclosed […]
All About The Roach
Jamie Masson On How To Fish The Method Feeder
The Method feeder is a devastatingly effective approach that can work in all but the coldest of conditions. It is simple in nature, but far from the chuck-it-and-chance-it tactic that some people believe it to be. Over recent years, fishing the Method has become extremely refined and, as with any tactic, the better anglers will […]
All About Rudd And How To Catch Them
All About Rudd Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) Weight: On venues where there are large shoals, the fish tend to become stunted and rarely grow to above 4oz to 5oz in weight. On larger British waters, such as gravel pits, the average can be over 1lb with a fish weighing more than 2lb being regarded as a […]
How To Change Your Method Feeder Elastic
How To Change Your Method Feeder Elastic Commercial match ace Craig O’Brien can change his Method feeder elastic inside a minute. Here he shows us how, and explains why. I tend to fish with either black latex or red Hydro through my Method feeders. If I’m catching big fish I’ll tend to fish red, matched […]
How To Catch Big Barbel On Maggots: Ian Welch
How to catch big barbel on maggots Ian Welch outlines how he sets up a tangle-free rig for barbel when targeting them in clear water with a maggot feeder set-up. Despite the increasing use of pellets in barbel fishing there are still occasions when only the maggot feeder will do the business. Make no mistake, […]
Shallow Waggler Fishing with Steve Mayo
At one point it seemed like the pole and feeder were going to completely take over commercial match fishing, but they haven’t. Over the last couple of years there has been a massive resurgence in waggler fishing for carp. Pellets have taken a hold on most fisheries and the carp have got bigger and cleverer, […]
Kennet and Avon Canal
Ben Leach with a typical Bathampton tench. CRACKING fishing is not all about commercial waters. There are more traditional venues where shorter evening sessions can give great sport with quality fish. The Kennet and Avon Canal is a typical example of a ‘wild’ water where you can cash in on some brilliant summer sport with […]
All About the Blockend or Maggot Swimeeder
The Total-Fishing.com team focuses on blockend (block end) or maggot feeders with a look at what’s out there and how to get the best from them.. What’s a blockend or maggot swimfeeder? It’s a swimfeeder that closes at both ends but one of the ends can be opened to allow you to put bait in. […]
All About Fishing With A Stick Float
What is a stick float? Any float that is attached to the mainline using float rubbers at the top and the bottom of the float (‘top and bottom’ fashion) designed for fishing rivers. In fact most anglers use one in the middle as well. As you can see from these pages, stick floats come in […]
A Guide To Centrepin Fishing Reels
Buyers Guide To Centrepin Reels Although they can be an expensive investment (some cost in excess of £300), today’s centrepin reels are so well engineered they will last a lifetime. You just have to look at some of the antique ‘pins’ still around to see that quality lasts. Most have handles, but once you’ve used […]
Fishing The Block End Feeder
Blockend feeders are a valuable addition to any match anglers tackle box, but there’s no point carting them around in your box if you don’t know how to get the best out of them. Fox backed Mark Pollard tells you everything you need to know about fishing this method. COLD water fishing is all about […]
Floating Maggots
The ability to make maggots float gives the angler an extra weapon in the armoury against the old enemy. Note that the maggots float when dropped into the water, but as soon as you put a hook on they sink, crucially, more slowly; indeed, you are almost creating a neutral buoyancy hook bait when the […]
Bloodworm And Joker Tackle And Rigs
Here we explain the best tackle and rigs to employ when fishing with bloodworm and joker.. IN the main, bloodworm fishing is conducted within 18 inches of the bottom – there are times when this isn’t true but these tend to be few and far between, simply because this is where bloodworm and joker are […]
How To Catch Barbel In Daylight
Read any texts on barbel and you could well come away with the impression that the species can be tricky to catch, and your best opportunity to put one on the bank is in low light intensities or after dark. On rivers up and down the country, barbel anglers will often sit it out all […]
Pole Float Choice
The tcf team looks at bristles, eyes, stems and bodies and selects some favourite floats and set-ups for rivers, drains and stillwaters… in the company of Advanced Pole Fishing’s Mark Williams The pole float is your visible connection to the fish that you are trying to catch. It shows up movements when the fish is […]
