James Furness

2 months ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

These tips will help you catch bigger bream and tench on your next session... Tackling large, open expanses of water for specimen bream and tench can be a daunting business – but by following a few simple guidelines, the rewards are there to be had. These venues often have no islands to cast to, while underwater bars and ledges are tricky to locate. This can leave you scratching your head with regard to where you should focus your attack, but there will always be a few clues to help.

2 months ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

Make your own corkball hookbaits with this helpful guide... Making your own hookbaits can be a real edge when you’re fishing pressured waters, especially whenyou’re looking to gain an advantage over other anglers. In this little step-by-step piece Adam Penningtalks us through how he likes to concoct his own hookbaits, with a few little tweaks in readiness for the spring ahead.

2 months ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

If you want to catch more carp on zigs, you need these edges!Visit any day-ticket fishery this month and the chances are that many anglers will be sat behind static bobbins and silent alarms. The reason? They’re probably fishing on the deck, when most of the carp are cruising about in the upper layers. The answer, of course, is to fish with zig rigs. Yet, most anglers are put off by the prospect of casting out very long hooklinks with little chunks of flavourless foam attached to the end.

2 months ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

Adam Penning discusses how he goes about catching the biggest carp in the lake!How to catch the biggest carp in a lake has been the subject of many a late-night carping conversation. Some people just seem to have the ‘knack’ when it comes to big ones, while for others it can be a real struggle. I always remember the legendary Rod Hutchinson saying that his mate Ritchie MacDonald had such a knack – he didn’t catch huge numbers but would always winkle out the ones that everyone really wanted.

2 months ago | anglingtimes.co.uk | James Furness

What is it about fishing that we anglers find so enjoyable? As anglers we often get the same recurring question from people that don't go fishing: Why do you go fishing, isn't it boring? You just put them back, you don't eat them?