The Rodie Bush on Capesthorne Top Pool would have to rate as one of my favourite ‘all time’ swims. I spent so much time in that swim during my formative years on the water that it quite literally became part of my life �" a ‘home from home’ if you like. Aside from the obvious beauty and tranquil surroundings of this stunning old Estate Lake, there was always something else when set up in the Rodie. Something you could never quite put your finger on. A feeling that, despite whatever the prevailing conditions might be telling you at ... [full story]

North West Carp Forum regular, Deano, takes ten minutes out to answer ten quick-fire carp fishing questions... 1: How old were you when you first started fishing and where were your old haunts? I first started fishing at the age of seven. My first session was on Longton Park big lake, I caught a roach of about 1lb and was completely bitten with the bug since that day. Early waters were the local canal and park lakes plus a small complex of club waters in Loggerheads. 2: What led you towards targeting carp? In ... [full story]

There have been some fantastic images entered so far in this month’s NWC Photo Comp.   To take a closer look just CLICK HERE You’ve still got just over a week to get your entries in, so if you’ve been out and about this month why not enter an image. The rules are as follows; * You can enter up to ten images per month, which can be of fish, waterscapes, or anything fishing related. * Images have to be taken within the competition month, i.e. images entered into the June comp have to have ... [full story]

The ruck returns! The Barra-ruk was discontinued last year but returns in 2009 as a much improved version.  When we got the luggage resampled after deciding to leave the product out of the 2008 range, Paul Terry took the reworked sample and used it non stop for over a year.  So impressed was he with the performance that he made amendments to the product making it even better and we have now relaunched the product for 2009 - and at a massively reduced price.  Bigger than before the side pocket will comfortably take our 'chill-out' reovery sling and ... [full story]

OnlineFishing.tv has made all its programmes available on a 'Pay Per View' basis. Visitors to the Internet channel that covers all angling disciplines now have the option of subscribing so they can watch everything, or picking and choosing their favourite shows for just £1 a show. There's also a special offer – if you buy four shows on a pay per view basis, you get the fifth one free. "It's all about giving people options," said head of channel Gareth Purnell. "Some of our customers said they would rather pick and choose the shows that cover their kind of ... [full story]

The joint statement put out recently by the Angling Trust, Natural England and the Environment Agency was the product of the first of many meetings about otters and fisheries. It was based on the information available at the meeting. Since then, anglers have contacted us reporting problems on other waters. The Trust has been set up to represent the views of all anglers, based on good quality information, and we have therefore produced a questionnaire for anglers to let us know what is going on in the rivers and stillwaters they know best. [click here for more details] We need to understand more about what and where the ... [full story]

In need of a coated hook link, I decided to pay a visit to my local tackle shop, Pickering’s of Burslem. As usual, like a child in a sweet shop, I spent ages reading the packaging to see what would suit my style of fishing (normally just sit there and catch nothing....that kind of style). Like most anglers, I am very aware of price; at the moment, many of the people I speak to on the bank say that cost is now one of the main priorities when it comes to choosing new items for their fishing. Looking ... [full story]

Gawsworth Fishery is situated on the Staffordshire/Cheshire border near Macclesfield. Set in rolling countryside, walking onto the site is like walking into a Disney film....all it needed was Bambi to complement the hundreds of rabbits, pheasants, kingfishers, dragonflies and numerous other wildlife that inhabit the place! An extremely well established mixed fishery has at least 3 pools of interest to the carp angler. Wood Pool contains some very handsome carp to just over 30lb as well as other specimen fish. At 4 acres, it’s an intimate pool able to accommodate plenty of rods but with lots of space ... [full story]