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F1’s at the Cunneries

By David Williams I visited The Cunneries in Lancashire yesterday for the first time when invited up by Simon Marsden. Not knowing too much about the place Simon popped me on peg 10 on Hawk lake (a good area winter…

Silver Heaven – Greenwood Fishery

My favourite time of the year has arrived, from September right through the winter, I just love the colder months, to concentrate more on the Silver fish and not too much on Carp or F1 fishing. I find it a lot…

Cat Rough Carp

A lovely venue close by to me which I have not fished a lot this year is called Cat Rough Fishery, a lake which has 20 plus pegs, a central island surrounded by lush vegetation and a fantastic stock of…

River Season Stick Mixes

I am a big fan of the early river season and of using PVA stick mixes for my chub and barbel fishing. I find that you can create a neater pile of particle and bait around your hook bait and…

Margins and Liquidised Corn

A Red-hot day greeted me waking up but was still looking forward to getting out on the bank at a fishery Called Firtree up near Chorley in Lancashire. The short session was all about fishing the margin line but only…

Summer Rudd Fishing

Early summer mornings are priceless and one of my favourite species to target are the beautiful golden bars of Rudd with their striking red fins. Using classic old school tactics, I do love the simplicity of carrying my rod and…

Catfish – The Monster of The Deep

The Target As anglers we tend to set ourselves targets each year. Some set targets for specimen size fish, some set targets of numbers, some set target species and some of us just go out for all the above! As…

Rosemary Wood on the Pellet Waggler

A summer venue which I love to fish is Rosemary wood where you can target the lakes Carp population with a variety of methods including Pellet Waggler and Bomb and Pellet. An open water venue, with Carp to over 20lb…

Fishing Chopped & Riddled Meat

Spotted Fins' Tom Arnott, shows us how to fish riddled and dyed luncheon meat Step 1: Using a meat cutter prepare you meat as normal for cubes Step 2: Push the meat through the cutter a second and third time.…

First Year Reflections

Article: Andrew Wood As I move on from the first full year on a new northern water, it’s time to reflect on the little things that I’m sure have helped me succeed. Like many anglers, fishing has always been a hobby.…

A Pike PB whilst Carp fishing

Wood Lake, Royston Pele Johnson takes us through the event of his capture of a 21lb 5oz feisty big girl in Cambridgeshire. Myself and a few colleagues, Neal and Luke from SFHQ turned up at Wood lake, Royston for a…

River Fishing for Bream on the Ouse

River Fishing for Bream on the Ouse Team member Jacob Stone takes us through his River approach to feeder fishing for Bream, After joining the Spotted Fin Promo Team in April 21, I quickly stocked up on a large range…