There is a growing army of salmon anglers thirsting to extend their know-edge and improve salmon-catching skills with bait and lure techniques. It’s beguiling to dawn on salmon hunters that these methods can be as skilful, and in some cases more demanding than, the fly. But fly fishing is a traditional and proven salmon method, …
For the angler in a fruity frame of mind Viaduct Fishery in Somerton, Somerset offers a double delight. Six lakes full of game and coarse fish — and pick-your-own strawberries on site. I like strawberries as much as the next man but what really drew me to Viaduct one summer was the prospect of fishing …
For thousands of years Atlantic salmon ran freely through the rivers of the British Isles from the Thames to the remotest Scottish burn. Of course, the fish had its natural enemies – seals and sharks at sea and birds of prey and otters inland — out one predator, above all, effectively decimated its numbers in …
