Looking for a guide to show you the best places to fish or show you the techniques that really catch fish, or just want some lessons to help get you started or hone your skills? Look no further. I offer guiding and fishing lessons in a whole range of disciplines from lure and bait fishing to fly fishing for Bass and Trout.
There is nothing quite like the scream from the drag on the reel when a smoothhound hits your bait. It’s a sound that marks the true beginning of the summer fishing calendar. As water temperatures climb, these hard-fighting, sleek mini-sharks make their annual pilgrimage into the shallows. If you want to feel the raw, muscular …
Read more “The Hounds Are Back: Your Ultimate Guide to Early-Season Smoothhound Success”
What do you do when you’re living by one of the best rock fishing marks in the world, you are literally thousands of miles away from the nearest tackle shop, and you have no lures? This is the situation I find myself in as I pen this article. A few weeks ago I moved to …
Lure fishing takes many forms within modern day angling. Saltwater and Freshwater the scene is booming and becoming ever more popular, you only have to read the weeklies to see the words L.R.F and Drop-Shot. So this brings me to write about what I’ve been doing recently, ‘Split-Shotting’. I was introduced to this technique by …
When we think of ‘Fly fishing for Carp’ in the U.K. , we often think – Pellet Flies, G&H Sedge’s and other floating Flies, which can be coloured and fashioned to look like small pieces of Bread or Dog-biscuits. Now over the years when lure fishing for Pike and Perch using soft plastics, I’ve often …
After one of my best fishing sessions I’ve had in a long while the other weekend, it was nice to plan a fishing trip without putting too much pressure on myself. With that in mind I set off to Southbourne with three rods and two bags of frozen mackerel determined to catch myself a turbot. Using …
With no other subject talked about so much on the fishing pages and sites, it pains for me to start this article talking about it…yes you got it, the weather, it literally has had kayak fishing to a standstill for weeks now, with only a few of us managing to grab a hour here and …
I make lures to catch fish Not To Catch Anglers !! that comment so winds me up for the simple reason anglers aren’t dummies but fortunately many will try something new if it puts fish in the box. Now I have that off my chest I can discuss why I’ve spent time developing illuminated lures. …
Sean is running his River Cottage course today so no Monday report, which gives me time to give you an update on new developments on the site. You may have noticed google maps popping up all over the place, we had them in Beta for a while and they are now going live on posts where a …
After reading lots of good smoothhound were being caught up the Solent I decided to try and get a piece of the action! My mate Martin tagged along and we decided on fishing “parkshore” a venue well known for producing good hounds this time of year. Never having fished that far East before we used the satnav …
You may have noticed an increase in freshwater reports over the last few months as we continue to look at how it can be a viable and cheap way to pass the long winter months when sea fishing can be tough! As part of this crossover initiative our own pike fishing expert Nathan Edgell invited myself and Sean along …
When it comes to staying fit and healthy, most people are aware of the benefits that come from having a fit and active lifestyle. The thing is though, for most people, this usually means taking up something extremely sporty such as running or which involves a lot of physical exertion. This isn’t for everyone, but …
As a fishing guide in Dorset, I like to think that I know when the best times to fish are. Despite my over whelming urge to want to fish with lures all the time, I know that it is better to get out the smelly old bait when the conditions are right. Those times are …
Read more “Bass fishing on Chesil Beach, when its at its best”
Have you ever watched with wonder as fishermen, standing at the water’s edge of a local beach, land fish after fish? Would you love to be able to catch those fish then know how to prepare and cook them. This course has been designed by myself, in conjunction with River Cottage, one of the most …
I was very lucky recently when a friend treated me to the Fish at River Cottage course. I have to admit that although I love to fish and cook I am not a lover of fish, but I have always believed that this was down to the fish being poorly prepared and cooked in the …
When I started this website I had two goals in mind: 1. Provide an resource that would help fellow fishermen to get the most out of the knowledge I had of fishing in Dorset and in particular Chesil Beach, Portland, and Weymouth. 2. Promote the lure fishing revolution. To be honest this is really my …
How can I catch a bass on lures from the shore in Dorset? As a fishing guide I can tell you , you dont have to spend hours lure fishing to catch Bass. Most of my sessions are fairly short, sometimes as little as 15 minutes, but most last a couple of hours. It is …