Local Fishing (Lakes Rivers Canals)

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Matt Hayes Lake Escapes

John Wilson - Float Fishing

BOB NUDD - GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL POLE FISHING

Rex Hunt - New Zealand And Albany

There are so many wonderful lakes and rivers to fish in the UK, here at Fishing Heaven we are committed to increasing our local listings of places to fish.  Please come back as we add new rivers, lakes and canals.  If fishing is the love of YOUR life and you would like to share your favourite fishing spots, please email us and give us your views.  Also try our Fishing Holidays and Fishing DVD sections.   Good luck with your fishing.

Places to Fish in your Area

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UNHOOKING PIKE With your pike safely in the net and carried ashore, place it on a large, padded unhooking mat. Look to see where your hooks are before proceeding to handle the fish. Insert one or two fingers under a gill plate, keeping them well away from any hooks. You might like to wear a gardening glove on the hand you do this with. Lift the pike's head carefully and its mouth will usually open. Maintain this hold while you use a pair of 10-12 inch artery forceps to grip and remove the hooks - top hook first, then the lower. It is now that you will appreciate the use of semi-barbed hooks. If the hooks are in deeper near the throat, insert the forceps through the gaps in the gills below your 'holding-hand'. Please do this with great care and preferably under instruction if for the first time.

When fishing with lures, which tend to have bigger and thicker-wired hooks fitted, you will benefit from the use of pliers as opposed to forceps. Always carry a strong pair of side-cutters in case you need to cut through the hooks to aid unhooking.

When you are a lot more experienced you may want to unhook pike in the water, thus minimising contact. Despite the awesome look of all those sharp teeth, the pike will not purposely bite you. Don't be frightened, treat the pike with respect and confidence. If the fish is small, you may find it easier to lift the pike to unhook it, as shown on the left. If the fish is bigger, then it is easier to unhook the fish by kneeling astride it, as on the right.

If the hooks are difficult to get out, do not cut the trace, unclip it. Put the pike in the landing net and into the water. Then seek help from another pike angler, do not feel embarrassed, we have all been there. More information for dealing with this situation can also be found on the next page.

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Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

Every guide has pet peeves.
Palmerton: I hate seeing trout mishandled, especially steelhead. It kills me when a guy wants a photo of a 10-pound steelie but doesn’t grab it correctly by the tail.
Gunn: Loop-to-loop connections on freshwater lines. They negatively affect casting dynamics, cause the tip of the fly to sink, and get caught in the rod guides.
Whitley: Most people don’t understand how subtly fish eat. It shouldn’t take a bullhorn to convince people to set the hook. When in doubt, set it.

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Humminbird fishfinder 525

The Hummingbird Fishfinder 525 is your window to the water so you always have a clear reliable picture of what is happening beneath the boat.

It offers big screen performance and incredible clarity thanks to the clear edge inverse greyscale technology 5" high definition display which is backlit for night fishing.

57600 pixels give incredible images and its 20" single beam sonar is optimised to give you a precise picture of the bottom and structures.

With 200 Watts of power you can reach depths of up to 800'!

The controls are fantastic. One Touch zoom view instantly enhances bottom detail to help you identify fish easier and the X-press menus put you just a button push away from instant access to all the units most important features.

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Balcomie Links-Fife (near St Andrews)

Blebo Craigs-Fife (near Cupar)

Bow of Fife-Fife (near Cupar)

Coaltown of Balgonie-Fife (near Glenrothes)

Coaltown of Wemyss-Fife (near Buckhaven)

Cupar Muir-Fife (near Cupar)

Dalgety Bay-Fife (near Dunfermline)

Den of Lindores-Fife (near Cupar)

Dura Den-Fife (near Cupar)

East Sands-Fife (near St Andrews)

East Wemyss-Fife (near Buckhaven)

Fife Keith-Moray (near Elgin)

Grange of Lindores-Fife (near Cupar)

Hazelton Walls-Fife (near Cupar)

High Valleyfield-Fife (near Bo'Ness)

Hill End-Fife (near Dunfermline)

Hill of Beath-Fife (near Cowdenbeath)

Kirkton Of Balmerino-Fife (near Dundee)

Low Torry-Fife (near Bo'Ness)

Lower Largo-Fife (near Buckhaven)

Lundin Links-Fife (near Buckhaven)

Milton of Balgonie-Fife (near Buckhaven)

Newport on Tay-Fife (near Dundee)

Newton of Falkland-Fife (near Glenrothes)

North Queensferry-Fife (near Dunfermline)

Peat Inn-Fife (near St Andrews)

St Andrews-Fife St Monans-Fife

St Monans-Fife (near St Andrews)

Teasses Mill-Fife (near Cupar)

Upper Largo-Fife (near Buckhaven)

West Wemyss-Fife (near Buckhaven)

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