You would think that soft plastics have been around for decades - Well they have really! We just were not using them - Pat O’Shea outlines his...
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*Bassexpress , at Europoort – Metals Anyone?
Matching the hatch is important says Steven Bokstal - On a trip to the Europoort in Roterdam there are fish to be caught and records to be broken!
* Changing Times – Throwback 2009 – Cork Small Boats Festival
September is Cork Small Boats Festival month. To give you a flavor we reproduce this feature from Irish Angler Magazine in 2009...
* Fad or Fixture – Gimick or Great?
What items make the difference on your dinghy, increasing catches as well as looking the part? Jim Clohessy reviews some of the elements that...
* Six of the best… (And how to catch them!)
It's peak fishing time! Jim Clohessy looks to six of our favourite species and the easiest way to success in catching them...
* Wreck Fishing – Throwback 2004
Back in the early 2000's there was superb fishing on some of our offshore reefs. In those days there were few small boats pushing offshore to great...
*Routes to Water – Rubber Boats!
There are many routes to water - Jim Clohessy begins this series and sings the praises of the Rubber Duck!
Pollack on Soft Lures – Video!
Your small RIB can do more than chase bass in the shallows or tearing around harbours and sheltered waters. When the weather is good and...
* Rock Hopping!
There is nothing that Martin McGowan likes more that a decent session on the rocks....
* Ray! Painted Beauties
Tactics for painted rays will also do for thornbacks and many other summer species say Martin McGowan of the Kerry Fishing Guides...
*Beat the Blues! – Small Boat Shark Fishing
Get to grips with the biggest fish you are likely to catch from your Dinghy – Blue Sharks are summer visitors that can be easily targeted around the...
* Bass – Beyond the hype!
It's a crazy angling world... The popularity of lure fishing has raised the stakes and created so much hype. It can be difficult to separate the...
*Eel Hunt – Conger!
The autumn seems to trigger something primeval amongst fish. It is like they know the summer is closing in and the winter looms. It is like they...
* Guinea Bissau – How African Fishing Should Be!
Stan Ryan's accounts of his trips abroad are hugely popular here on TopFisher. Guinea Bissau is a African destination that is replacing Gambia as...
* FLORIDA Boat Angling At It’s Best!
Trip abroad? Our resident globetrotter Stan Ryan makes you feel like you are there!
* Shark Weak! – Don’t get caught out with inferior traces!
When it comes to traces to catch blue sharks you will hear many differing recipes. It can be a problem to deciding just who’s pattern is tried and...
* Boating Bream- Gilthead Bream
Our throwback series features some of the "Dinghy Angler" series from Irish Angler Magazine - Giltheads were exotic back in the early 00's
* Catching More – Action! —- The video revolution.
Pictures are one thing and video is another! Jim Clohessy looks at the video phenomenon that is sweeping all branches of angling and adventure...
* New fishing marks can be very rewarding… Wrasse Masterclass!
Martin McGowan reckons he lives and fishes in a little bit of paradise. Kerry is certainly the location if you are searching out marks that have...
* It’s all in your head – Jig Head Manufacture
Jim Clohessy has made the mistakes when it comes to making jig heads. Making your own heads is a straightforward project that has benefits in time,...