Ashley Hayden of An Irish Angler’s World enjoys a day afloat over the rocky pinnacles off Kilmore in Ireland.
We join Irish angler Ashley Haden as he outlines some of the excellent shore and boat fishing opportunities offered in the east coast county of Wicklow.
262 anglers from around the UK and beyond descended upon Grimsby to fish the Baitbox Big Cod Open Boat Competition in glorious conditions. They enjoyed what turned out to be a day to remember.
Des Westmore returns to Antigua for a family fishing holiday a year on from his first expedition to the Caribbean. The Virgin Holidays package say him flying direct with Virgin Atlantic from Gatwick to the superb Rex Halcyon Cove Resort.
Irish angling journalist Ashley Hayden reflects on a year of varying fortunes with rod and line in fresh and salt water.
One of the most widely used types of reel throughout the sea angling word, the fixed spool is a great reel for beginners and experts alike.
Being in the fortunate position of having a day’s holiday to use before the end of the year I decided that a trip out on the Supanova with Lyle Stantiford was too good to miss.
The multiplier reel gets its name because the spool which holds the line is geared to revolve several times for each single turn of the handle. One turn of the handle can rotate the line spool two to seven times depending upon the size and design of the gears.
Newcomers to sea angling can be bamboozled by the vast array of rods for shore or boat fishing. In this second article for beginners we explain the uses of the various general-purpose and more specialised rods on the market.
Species-chasing Mark Harding tops a landmark 40 species en route to what he hopes will be a magical final year’s total of 50… or maybe even more!