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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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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.

Fishing Scottish Borders

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.

Fishing Scottish Borders

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.

Fishing Scottish Borders

Abbey St Bathans-Scottish Borders (near Duns)

Allanton-Scottish Borders (near Chirnside)

Blyth Bridge-Scottish Borders (near Peebles)

Bonchester Bridge-Scottish Borders (near Hawick)

Donaldsons Lodge-Scottish Borders (near Kelso)

Ettrickbridge End-Scottish Borders (near Hawick)

Hendersyde Park-Scottish Borders (near Kelso)

Kings Muir-Scottish Borders (near Peebles)

Kirk Yetholm-Scottish Borders (near Kelso)

Kirkton Manor-Scottish Borders (near Peebles)

Mountain Cross-Scottish Borders (near Peebles)

Nether Blainslie-Scottish Borders (near Newtown St Boswells)

New Belses-Scottish Borders (near Ancrum)

Newtown St Boswells-Scottish Borders

Nine Mile Burn-Scottish Borders (near Penicuik)

Old Belses-Scottish Borders (near Ancrum)

Rhymney Bridge-Scottish Borders (near Peebles)

Roman Bridge-Scottish Borders (near Peebles)

St Abbs-Scottish Borders (near Berwick upon Tweed)

St Boswells-Scottish Borders (near Newtown St. Boswells)

Steele Road-Scottish Borders (near Hawick)

Talla Linnfoots-Scottish Borders (near Peebles)

Town Yetholm-Scottish Borders (near Kelso)

Upper Houndlaw-Scottish Borders (near Berwick upon Tweed)

West Linton-Scottish Borders (near Penicuik)

Wilton Dean-Scottish Borders (near Hawick)

Yarrow Feus-Scottish Borders (near Selkirk)

Fishing Scottish Borders

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