Fishing Zander

Sam Edmonds Fishing Blog Flyfishing for big Zander

At the time flyfishing for Zander was quite new so experimenting with fly patterns was quite important and creating flies that work well for the species. All four of the reservoirs have the potential to break the British record for Pike and Perch but Rutland and Grafham also have the added bonus of producing a monster Zander.Saturday 13 February 2016 Targeting Grafham s big winter Zander with lures Over the course of a month my Dad and I normally fish a number of different venues. However this January with the exception of a couple of afternoon trips along my local rivers all of our fishing was based afloat on Grafham.Most of our fish have fallen to jigged or drop-shotted soft plastics between 1-3 inches in length. Some of these include the Berkley Ripple Shad Berkley Flex Rib Shad S bile A.T Minnow and also the tiny Berkley Shrug Minnow rigged on a 1.5g Powerjig Rock Head.Wednesday 6 July 2011 Zander Bonanza The past month has certainly been a hot one in many ways. Firstly the weather and secondly the fishing After the exceptional afternoon Zander fishing we had on Grafham mentioned in the last blog we decided to go back and see if we could repeat it.Sam Edmonds Fishing Blog April 2022. Fishing has been a part of my life from an early age. My Dad introduced me to angling and I quickly developed a passion for not only being out on the water fishing but being outdoors. I have a fascination for catching different species of fish on lures or flies and I m as happy exploring the tiniest of

Time was running out so we made a last minute dash to another spot where we d caught fish in the past and in a hectic last 15 minutes we landed four Zander of 9lb 12oz 8lb 10oz 8lb 2oz and 2lb - awesome fishing - what a shame we d run out of time and had to go back to the lodge. - I m sure we could have caught a couple more Fishing has been a part of my life from an early age. My Dad introduced me to angling and I quickly developed a passion for not only being out on the water fishing but being outdoors. I have a fascination for catching different species of fish on lures or flies and I m as happy exploring the tiniest of streams as I am being out on the open This August I had a big surprise - an e-mail from Keith Arthur the presenter of Sky Sports Tightlines and Talk Sport s Fisherman s Blues asking whether I would be interested in taking part in a video clip about flyfishing for Trout and maybe Zander to be broadcast on Tightlines.When it comes to leaders turning over big heavy flies can be hard work with a long leader such as you might use for trout fishing and it can result in wind knots and tangles. I like to use a length of around 5 to 7ft for perch and zander with 15.4lb Seaguar my favourite but for targeting pike I step up to 25.5lb.My Dad had grown up fishing Grafham with my Grandad and the pair of them had been flyfishing there for the predators more recently with great success. This would be my first time fishing Grafham for predators and it turned out to be a brilliant start to the challenge as we landed 33 fish 16 zander 11 perch 3 pike 2 rainbow trout and a

Visit Blog Blog URL https samedmondsfishing.blogspot.com Blog is ranked 996 out of 13 920 blogs. Blog Software Blogger Theme Simple. Blog Allows Comments No or not known Blog Allows Guest Posts No or not known Blog Uses Disqus No or not known Blog Uses CommentLuv No or not knownAn Anglers Dangling Log The Basics of Lure Fishing By Keith Edmunds L.A.S Keith with a lure caught pike Lure angling in the UK is more popular now than ever before. At one time we relied very heavily on the USA to lead the way and a little later we also looked to our European cousins to give us guidance.SAM EDMONDS Lure fishing fanatic Autumn is a very exciting time for predator and lure anglers for a number of reasons. Many reservoirs across the country open their doors to lure fishing and this provides an opportunity for anglers to try their hand at targeting pike perch and zander.When hooked Zander don t fight with the speed of a Pike it s more like the tenacity of an over grown Perch with lots of head shakes transmitted down the line. A decent sized Zander of eight pounds or more will punch its weight and give a good account of itself.When I mean big I talking double figures. Also don t be put off from fishing small pond and estate lakes again in the mature venues they sometime hold a surprise number of big fish that have not been fished for. One final point is have a read of a great book by Bob Church. Its Called Big Tench and is available from good book store or amazon.

This year I ve decided I really want to do more river fishing for pike chub and bream with the odd sprinkling of zander and barbel. I have now joined a club which satisfies my needs and at the weekend I ventured out in Arctic conditions with one of the clubs officer to have a look around at what they have on offer.The lake is a shallow glacial water with depths down to a maximum of forty feet weedy margins and good clarity. The target species were perch pike and zander although we were informed that zander were very scarce and in fact none were caught during the competition.Sam Edmonds - Sam is by far the youngest member of the squad at 19 years and has already represented England at youth level within fly fishing. His UK record of lure caught pike perch and zander is the envy of many seasoned veterans.The main target for the guys is perch and if they re around zander. The boys go for a scaled down approach opting for Fox Rage Terminator Twitch Jig rods carrying a 3 to 14g rating which are matched with 1000 sized Prism reels loaded with 8.8lb Jig Silk through to 4lb 4oz Drop N Jig fluorocarbon.We use to fish them with lures and deadbaits and would catch 3-4 in a session. Being smaller you can tackle these types of waters very easily and you will be able to refine you tackle and techniques. Look for reed beds overhanging trees bays generally areas were pike can ambush their prey Rivers Canals

Sam Edmonds Fishing Blog. Early season chub on lures - It s been a while since I last wrote a blog post and as I ve mixed up my fishing quite a bit since the end of last season I ve decided to focus each po 8 months ago Film 1 fly fishing 2 Hybrid 7 IFI 2 Pike Predators Magazine 194 Back Issue View Reviews Write Review Pike Predators is packed with stories tactics and techniques for the freshwater predator angler. It is the only UK monthly magazine for the angler who likes to go fishing for pike zander wels catfish eels perch and other freshwater predators.Autumn Fly Fishing. The last few weeks in September are a little bitter sweet when time catches up with you and you realise that there are scarce days left to fly fish for trout. So ignoring the to do list I snuck a rod in the car and hit an urban stream as I took my other half to work. The Sunday drivers had my fingers tapping the wheel and As a big-fish angler I knew full well that this was not my venue most of the fish caught might be used as bait for my usual captures and so I dropped myself from day one. I also dropped Ron Dalton and so the pairs were Sam Edmonds and Rikki Cooper in one boat and Wayne Fletcher and Gary Edmonds in the other.When things get really cramped on a river you have to improvise a little. Or in this case climb a tree to get your fly to the waiting salmon 5. Sam Wadman - Book Winner. Some of you really do get around the planet for your fishing A beautiful shot here taken on Sam Wadman s trip to the mountain lakes of Iran.

Jason has asked me to deliver an article on mullet fishing for his blog. The following article is based purely on my own findings and although I have no-where near the skill or expertise of the many fabulous mullet anglers around the south coast of our wonderful country I would hope that my article is both interesting inspires at least some of you to have a go at mullet fishing if you Blagdon lake. Blagdon Lake opened last Saturday and the fishing was fantastic. My 8 fish weighed a massive 28lbs 10ozs and all were taken using a floating fly line. I fished with Simon Pledge and he too caught his 8 fish limit and they weighed over 22lbs making it a combined limit bag of over 50lbs The best fish on the day was a superb A pike fishing blog mainly rivers usually blanks. I also target barbel eels perch and tench during the warmer months.FOX RAGE lure fishing tackle including soft baits hard baits rods reels lures