1. best trout lures

    Best Spinning Lures for Trout? - 2024

    If there was just one style of lure for Trout spinning, it would be a lot easier for us all “the anglers” to shop for. In the UK especially, we seem to have a huge selection of lures in many different styles that spin, wobble, sink, float and even hum through the water. Additionally, there are

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  2. Best Pike Lures 2024 - your ultimate guide!

    Best Pike Lures 2024 - your ultimate guide!

    With the constant influx of new pike fishing lures, it can be hard to keep up with what’s hot and what’s not. In this article, we will be giving you an insight into the hottest pike lures and what has made them so successful.

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  3. fly line fishing

    Best Fly Line Buying Guide

    There’s 3 main components that make up a fly fishing outfit – a rod, reel and fly line. In our opinion the fly line is the main consideration after the rod, matching the correct fly line to your rod will make

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  4. fly line sink rate guide

    Fly Line Sink Rate Guide (includes table)

    Here’s a quick guide to help you choose the correct fly line density.

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  5. Sea Fishing Tripods - Your Ultimate Buying Guide

    Sea Fishing Tripods - Your Ultimate Buying Guide


    A Sea Fishing Tripod or beach rest is an an essential piece of kit for any sea angler looking to go bait fishing from the shore. When sea fishing with bait an angler will need to have his beachcaster rod tip elevated

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  6. Vision Stillmaniac Reel - changing drag direction

    Are Fly Fishing Reel Drags Reversible? (examples below)

    Yes, many modern fly fishing reels are designed to be ambidextrous with reversible drag systems. This means that you can change the drag direction to accommodate either left-hand or right-hand retrieve, depending on your preference.

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  7. Fly rod with half-wells cork handle and wodden reel seat

    Choosing A Trout Fly Rod - The Ultimate Guide

    When it comes to trout fly fishing, choosing the right rod is crucial for your success and enjoyment on the water. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to find the perfect trout fly rod that

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  8. Streamer Caught Trout

    Streamer Fishing For Trout

    What is streamer fishing?

    Here in the UK people think of streamer fishing as either a last chance method or a lazy cast out and let the fly swing around in the current style using still water flies – which is very far from the truth! In fact, using streamers is a very technical style of fishing which

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  9. BFS Setup

    An Introduction to BFS

    What is BFS?

    BFS stands for Bait Finesse System. This system is made up of a baitcasting reel with a shallow lightweight spool and a light, or ultralight, action baitcaster rod. This setup allows the angler to effectively fish lures in the 1g to 7g weight range, something

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  10. Popular Wet Fly Patterns and Dressings

    Popular Wet Fly Patterns and Dressings

    Wet flies are fished subsurface, often on a cast of two or three flies, and can be deadly for targeting both brown and rainbow trout, especially when there’s a bit of a wave on the water. Most wet fly patterns aren’t tied to represent any natural food item in particular but their general size, shape and colour could imitate

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  11. best trout flies for March

    Best Trout Flies To Use In March

    Finally, with the brute force of winter finally subsiding, the weather is on the up – fingers crossed!

    There is some great fly fishing to be had in March, and in this article, we will be going through what our 10 go-to flies are for this time of the year in Stillwater.

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  12. best salmon lures

    What are the Best Lures for Salmon?

    There are so many lures, plugs and jerk baits out there at the moment it is hard to decide on which ones to tackle up with for our rivers here in Scotland and the rest of the UK. We thought we’d put a little guide together explaining what we recommend from our experience.

    There are six popular styles of lure that

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