Your Personal Catch & Release Record
So Covid 19 lockdown has finally ended(ish) and we can go fishing again. I was as confused as anybody about the actual time that we could hit the rocks and ended up jumping the gun, and going a day early in my eagerness to breathe some salty air. I went for a spinning session off one of my favourite rocky points, along with a keen, young angler, Kei Giraudeau. Kei Giraudeau spinning from the rocks […]
Queenfish are one of those species of fish that is perfect for targeting with light tackle and lures. They are strong, but clean fighters. They are acrobatic fighters, which often leap from the water in spectacular jumps during the fight. They are very aggressive when they are feeding and often attack surface lures in a pack attack. They are also very beautiful fish and make for gorgeous photographs. I have put together a few tips […]
The concept of catch and release has become fairly common practice, as new generations of anglers have learnt that this precious resource needs to be looked after. This is a huge leap forward from where we were a couple of decades ago. The next important lesson that we need to learn, is to handle fish correctly to minimize damage and stress to the fish before it is released. The way that we handle […]
Fishermen are generally a pretty laid back bunch, more interested in sampling the simple pleasures of nature, than in keeping up with the demands of fickle fads and fashions. There are, however, some exceptions. Some dapper fellows turn up at fishing grounds dressed in the latest technical wear, complete with gloves, headgear, sunglasses, buffs and backpacks, all bearing garish, high end branding. It doesn’t end at the apparel for these debonair gents, […]
My family has been visiting Wavecrest hotel for more than forty years. It is where I went on my summer holidays when I was a kid, and I have many happy memories from the place. I did a trip there a couple of weeks ago, along with my Dad, Geoff, who will be turning eighty in May, and his brother Ron, who is turning eighty four, also in May. It was great to do a […]