Editor Fallon is an easy going sort. He rarely cracks the whip and is open minded regarding content – he’ll even let the odd swear word through. In fact, his only dictum is to never mention religion or politics. To be honest, that suits Fishpool well. Both are topics best avoided, as discussions on either …
Vincent was only three years old when he first wet a line, and made his first casts on the canals in and around the centre of Manchester. His love of fishing swiftly blossomed, and he has gone on to catch some fabulous fish of many different species. Vinny writes a weekly blog (www.northwestfisherman.wordpress.com) and has …
Now a familiar sight on supermarket fish counters, the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is, alongside the Mozambique and blue tilapia, one of the most important commercial fish species in the world. Native, as the name suggests, to Africa and the Middle East, this fast growing species is now farmed throughout the world, with more than …
With a large, doleful eye and a blunt face that slants down to a drooping mouth, few fish look as glum-faced as a John Dory. Strange really, because with one of the coolest latin names of any fish – Zeus faber – and connections with none other than the Patron Saint of fishermen, St Peter, …
Editor Fallon is an easy going sort. He rarely cracks the whip and is open minded with regard to content – he’ll even let the odd swear word through. In fact, his only dictum is to never mention religion or politics. With that in mind, Fishpool will make no mention of the underfunding of the …
Being only 21 (or thereabouts…), Fishpool only recently discovered that there was life before the 21st Century. Apparently, the was a time called ‘The 1960s’, when people drove round in yellow submarines powered by flowers, and everyone flew to the Isle of Wight on a Jefferson Aiplane where they rolled stones and reminisced about Snoopy’s …
Fishpool doesn’t like to speculate upon the whereabouts of other anglers’ oases. After all, there is nothing worse than when one’s own slice of nirvana or secret swim is suddenly fished to a foam by others and ruined forever… However, when reading the blogs of North West Fisherman (aka Vincent Coulson), Fishpool couldn’t help but …
Fishpool popped into the local library last week – a couple of books to pick up and a wallet-crippling fine of 60p to pay. There was a kids’ club event going on, with toddlers singing and celebrating, while the lazy chairs were filled with pensioners perusing the daily papers. It was busy. And that, sadly, …
Another winter of fluctuating river levels and major flooding has left plenty of homes and businesses in tatters and great chunks of the natural world decimated. When the water levels have eased, a walk along a riverbank can give a startling illustration of just how fierce the currents were. Aside from the mud and remoulding, …
With more than a quarter of a million miles of road in the UK it is of little surprise that so many of us live a hectic, fast-paced life. But tucked away and all but forgotten in the quieter corners are the remnants of the 19th Century’s transport system. Our canal network is overlooked by …
