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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.

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SUMMER PIKE FISHING The PAC, being a club that has members throughout Great Britain, realises that pike waters vary widely in their condition and the amount and type of angling pressure they receive during the summer months. A remote Scottish loch, deep, cold and fished by a few experienced pike anglers will present a completely different scenario to the busy environs of a shallow, weedy, water in the south of England being fished by numerous of 'casual' pike anglers. To be fair to all pike anglers in Great Britain PAC does not seek to recommend a national summer pike fishing close season. Each water should be looked at as a special case and a decision regarding closed times made according to the specific situation.

The fishing and handling guidelines which are outlined in the PAC Recommended Code of Conduct and in these pages should always be followed when pike fishing, but in the warmest months it is acknowledged that extra care needs to be taken. We suggest the following guidelines to anyone thinking of pike fishing in the summer:

Use strong tackle - a minimum of 15lb mono is recommended matched with 2.5-3.5lb test curve rods for bait fishing. Do not worry about going even heavier. Many experienced summer pikers use 20 or 25lb mono when fishing rocky or weedy venues.

When bait fishing strike very quickly when a run develops. Pike swallow baits faster in summer than they do in winter, and the time taken removing hooks which are deep will increase the time the pike is out of the water.

Do not play pike for any longer than is necessary. Using strong tackle helps in this.

Take pike from the water for the absolute minimum period. Unhook them in the water if you can, and retain them in the landing net in the water before weighing and photographing them. TIme out of the water is the real killer of pike in summer time. Take as few photographs as possible and return them straight away.

When lure fishing always be ready to cut hooks in order to speed the return of the pike to the water.

Do not retain pike in tubes or sacks in shallow water, nor in direct sunlight. It is preferable not to retain pike at all during the summer.

When releasing pike in the summer, always ensure they are fully recovered before allowing them to swim off.

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Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

What is the key to landing big fish?
Palmerton: Move with the fish. If the fish is hot and you have a light tippet, stay even with him in the river. If you stand like a statue, you’re done.
Gunn: Don’t rush to get a fish on the reel, because any fish that you want on the reel is going to get there on its own. Control its head by getting it above the water.
Whitley: At the end, lower the rod tip to the water, at a 90-degree angle to the fish. When the fly line is at the end of the rod, rotate the tip upward, and lift the fish’s head.

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Humminbird piranha fishfinder max 20

Built for maximum performance, the Piranha Max20 fish-finder offers 60 degree dual beam sonar with a wide 60 degree beam for fish identification and a precise 20 degree beam for better bottom detail.

You can clearly see fish from the wide beam as hollow symbols, and fish below your boat as solid symbols.

The high resolution 240v x 160h display with 4 level clear edge Grayscale shows sharper images of the bottom, fish and underwater structures.

This fish finder has a built in swivel mount to enable you to view the images from anywhere on the boat.

Using the water temperature included enables you to locate the preferred fish holding areas.

The one-touch fishfinder design makes the Piranha simple to use so you can have great fun and results with the minimum of hassle.

Fishing Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Angus (also known as Forfarshire)

Argyll

Ayrshire

Banffshire

Berwickshire

Buteshire

Caithness

Clackmannanshire

Dumfriesshire

Dunbartonshire

East Lothian (also known as Haddingtonshire])

Edinburghshire: see Midlothian

Elginshire: see Morayshire

Fife

Forfarshire: see Angus

Haddingtonshire: see East Lothian

Inverness-shire

Kincardineshire

Kinross-shire

Kirkcudbrightshire

Lanarkshire

Linlithgowshire: see West Lothian

Midlothian (also known as Edinburghshire)

Morayshire (also known as Elginshire)

Nairnshire

Orkney

Peeblesshire

Perthshire

Renfrewshire

Ross and Cromarty (Ross-shire and Cromartyshire)

Roxburghshire

Selkirkshire

Stirlingshire

Sutherland

West Lothian (also known as Linlithgowshire)

Wigtownshire

Zetland

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