Steve Burke

ENERGIZER 3 LED HEAD TORCH I’d been after a head torch with both white and red lights for absolutely ages. The advantages of a red light are that it’s ... Full story

Stay A Little Longer Most anglers pack up too early. For most species the half hour either side of sunset is often better than all the other hours ... Full story

Timing Is Important Fish such as carp often feed at the same time of day for a long time. Plan your fishing to take advantage of this. ... Full story

Twitch For A Bite When bites aren't forthcoming, twitching the bait a few inches can make a huge difference. Steve Burke  ... Full story

Dead Good Bait! Dead maggots are a very effective bait, often outscoring live ones. They're cheaper too as none of them crawl away! A good way to kill ... Full story

Heavy Is Good Too heavy a float is nearly always better than one that's too light. In particular, a light float when trotting on a river can ... Full story

Lure Hooking Pointing your rod almost down the line will much improve hooking when lure fishing. In windy weather, point the rod slightly downwind to avoid ... Full story

Waggler Presentation When waggler fishing on a stillwater, sinking your line by overcasting and winding back with the rod tip underwater stops your float being pulled out ... Full story

Shhhhhhh! When freshwater boat fishing, be careful not to drop anything or to clonk about. An unhooking mat doubles up as soundproofing. Steve Burke  ... Full story