----<Fishing>---- I gave up fishing for the UK's next best hobby, golf. I was a keen fisherman from a very young age, I taught my partner the skills of fly fishing and from then on, we fished almost everyday of the week, I had made a huge mistake showing her the tricks and tips of the trade, as now, she is a better fisherman than me (I would say fisher-person, but it sounds corny, sorry ladies). One of the reasons I stopped fishing was the price of fishing freshwater reservoirs was getting a bit pricey, infact it is climbing all the time, Morton fishery in Mid-Calder, West Lothian, is the closest and in my eyes next best fishery too Beecraigs, ...  Read the complete review

My favourite phrase at work at the moment is '' i've got one nerve left and your getting on it''. This is a sure sign to me that its time to put on me wellies and head off for a couple of hours, into the dark misty morning with my fly fishing kit. Fly fishing is the subtle art of presenting flies or lures,man made copies of the actual insects, to the waiting and hungry trout. No mean feat given that the trout is very suspicious in nature, and wise to the ways of many a fisherman trying their luck. Much of the effort expended takes place prior to the arrival of the fly on the waters surface...to an onlooker it appears that ...  Read the complete review

I first started fishing at the age of 10 when i went out off the coast of wexford with my dad and caught 42 mackeral in the space of a day. This was the first type of fishing that i learn't. It was just using handlines and therfore did not take much skill. I enjoyed this a lot then but now adays it is not so appealing as it can get quite boring and does not involve any skill unlike fly fishing. So i would advise this method of fishing for men planning on trying to get their children into fishing as it gives them the thrill and satisfaction of catching lots of fish. Then i started using a rod and spinning reel, which was much less exciting but required more skill ...  Read the complete review