YouTube – How To Catch More Species On Lures In Winter

Sean at Fishing Tails has really got the LRF bug recently, something I have been all too happy to encourage. This month we put work in to get some decent footage in very chilly weather. What you see here is the result. The star of the show here being the marvellous wrasse I was lucky…

The Big Lerf 2020

It wasn’t easy to write up such a huge event that took part across the country. In my role with Hookpoint Magazine though, I have attempted it and you will find the link below. My intention is to release a few more in depth posts as ‘Tales From The Big Lerf’ so keep an eye…

LRF/HRF – David And Goliath

In late June, me and fellow LRF nutcase, Richard Salter took to Brixham, South Devon for a bit of a species hunt. It says something either about my headspace or just LRF in general, that out of all the wrasse I caught that day, it wasn’t the 3lb brute I got more excited about. No,…

UK Wrasse Species – My Guide

Despite our overcast skies, constant rain and often grey seas, UK waters can hold colourful species. Wrasse are one of the most successful fish groups on earth and we have many species around our coast. This is my guide to the more common species, fish that are often confused with one another. When compared next…

Mount Batten LRF – A New Rod & A Big Wrasse

Plymouth has a lot of well known fishing marks, one of the most popular and reliable is Mount Batten Pier. Although technically a breakwater, being built into the seafloor and surrounded with large boulders. It is an icon of the Plymouth foreshore and a top notch place to catch fish. I cut my teeth here…