One of the area's better fly-tyers called the other day to announce that he was handcrafting some flies for Harborview Bait & Tackle in Stratford. He is making a variety of patterns to be sold at the ...

For the longest time, anglers would tell me that what they landed their fish on was a San Juan worm. And even though I used various worm patterns, I never could seem to catch anything on one. Of ...

Most people think of trout fishing as synonymous with fly fishing. Indeed fly fishing is usually the most skillful and enjoyable approach and usually the most effective, too. But as I started to write ...

Few would deny the UK has experienced some extraordinary weather in recent years – but many farmers may be unaware of the impact this has had on internal parasites in their stock. Intestinal worms ...

Warmer, wetter weather and fewer colder spells is leading to a change in worm patterns in livestock according to a new report which urges farmers to be on their guard against parasites throughout the ...

Egg, worm, and Mop flies are considered "dirty" by many fly anglers. Is there such a thing as a “dirty” lure to a conventional angler? I’m not entirely sure. I’ve heard people claim a Senko is ...

Is there such a thing as a “dirty” lure to a conventional angler? I’m not entirely sure. I’ve heard people claim a Senko is cheating in the bass game because these soft-plastic Bic pens are so ...