I took my Kayak out fishing today but I blanked!
Its true, I went to a local surf beach and did about 3 drifts, about 1 mile long each one right across the back of the surf thinking there might be chance of a Bass or Turbot from the fishing kayak (I know a few have […]

Just a quick post about when to fish for Mackerel.
I only remembered this today while I was driving to the sea. It’s a very simple rule that I was told many years ago and I remember that it works as a basic rule of thumb.
Its as simple as when you start to see flocks of […]

Also tell me the strange things you have caught fish with mine are

Pollock on wine gums
Bass on spam – the wife said to try it, long story
Pollock on farmhouse pate
Trout on pasty

Tell me the strange things you have caught while fishing mine are

A catering size tin of pears – I ate them as well
An umbrella
A fish called a Cardinal while Cod fishing.

Fishing-blog Reader question – When I am Salt water fly fishing for Bass what leader length should I use?
This is a hard one to answer as it depends on many things which include the following,

The length of your Fishing rod

Your saltwater fly fishing casting ability

The conditions on the day

Clarity […]

My kakay fishing rods arrived today as promised from Richie! after I posted here about my new rods
This fella is a great ebay seller and I would recommend him to anyone! Here is a link to his fishing rods.
Anyway the first kayak fishing rod is a SHIMANO solara 6 ft baitcasting rod,

Model Number SLC-60M2

7 Aluminium […]

Now I have had my GPS for a while now I though it was about time that I attached it to the Kayak, ready for some early Bass and Pollock Fishing.
I have been considering a number of locations for the GPS on my RTM Disco but finally I decided the best place for it was […]

Next month our competition prize will be this extremely high quality Diawa Reel.
With a 6.1 : 1 ratio, 4 bearings, 250 meters of 20lb line capacity and weighing in at 14.5 oz. This quality rough ground reel is built to last with a one piece CT Graphite frame. The high speed retrieve helps keep your […]

I have been looking all over for suitable rods to use for Kayak fishing to target Bass.
I had a look at ebay last night and found two rods that should do the job. They are both short in the butt section so easy to handle on the Kayak and the over all length is also […]

Again just to point people in the right direction I have covered fishing the River Hayle in that post (click the link)
I am getting a lot of emails and search hits from people looking for fishing information about the river Hayle, and the local area bass scene.
If you would like to add something then please […]