Accuracy is the most important thing at any time of the year, in the past I have seen many anglers find a spot with their marker, pop it up to the surface then just cast to it which is very inaccurate as distance is very difficult to judge over water. I can remember a time […]

DSM Dyneema and Pure Fishing have signed new global strategic agreement that will strengthen and increase their joint commitment to the research and development, marketing and sales of high performance fishing lines made with Dyneema®. The partnership will lead to developing premium fishing lines that meet and exceed the most demanding performance expectations in strength and abrasion […]

August 2009 marked the 80th anniversary of the Huxley family moving to Hampton Ferry, the famous match fishing stretch of the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham. We look back at the development of this hugely popular fishery. Hampton Ferry was first established by the Monks of Evesham Abbey in the 13th century when they decided to […]

Most avid anglers enjoy spending their free time on holiday seeking their favorite species of fish. Many times this means chartering a deep sea vessel for some off-shore ocean fishing, but many also turn inland and fish the freshwaters of their neighboring townships and countries. This can be as little as a very short and […]

Tackle companies that make pole anchors – for securing your pole rigs to winders – sell tens of thousands of them every year. But here at tcf we wonder if those people who buy them are also throwing away unused bits of pole elastic. All those unused lengths of elastic can quickly be turned into […]

The date was Sunday February 22nd, 2009. The forecast was good and I intended to be up and on the road by six in the morning. I opened my eyes at, er, 7am!Not a good start but I arrived at Boddington at 8am and to my surprise, on checking the notice board, there were no […]

One of the main keys when hooking corn is the size of hook you use, writes the Total Coarse Fishing magazine team, or more accurately the weight. If you think about how fish take corn on the bottom, they come up to it and suck it in. We doubt if they see the hook especially […]

In Match Fishing’s recent survey, 98 per cent of readers who replied voted in favour of scrapping the three-month river close season. Dave Harrell met up with the Environment Agency’s head of fisheries to talk about the situation.    Dave Harrell: Many thanks for agreeing to talk to us, Dafydd. We recently conducted a survey in […]

How many of you feed liquids to catch fish on the bottom? Ant Rogers does, and combined with a massive lump of meat on the hook he has one hell of a fish-catching recipe. A few pellets, a handful of corn, a big glug of liquid and a sizeable lump of red meat on the hook […]

Maize Made Easy The trouble with sweetcorn is that it’s not that resilient to attack from small fish when left for long periods. Corn is a great bait for bagging carp, tench and bream, but if there are loads of small fish lurking they will trash the bait long before your quarry turns up. The […]

The crossover between autumn and winter is a great period to target quality chub and for Pete Reading the top tactic at this time is the maggot feeder. But it’s not just a case of chuck it and see. There is an awkward time between autumn and winter when my favourite quarry, the barbel of […]

Welsh international Lee Edwards’ no-nonsense pellet feeder method is simple but deadly. All you need is an island within casting distance, and red pellets! The Method The pellet feeder is a devastatingly simple method, and works on any venue that has an island or feature within casting range. I like to start on the pellet […]