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It was the coldest day of the New Year and I had arranged to get a lift with some friends down to the river Nith, to do some fly fishing for grayling. I had only ever caught one grayling and that was by mistake when I was fishing for…
It was the middle of January and the day before my first trip of 2012 the country was basking in sun, with temperatures reaching the dizzy heights of 13 degrees. Things were looking great for a day afloat on Farmoor Reservoir. But what a difference a day makes, as…
It was the last morning of 2011 and there was just enough time to catch my final trout of the year. I jumped in my car and 50min later I was at Dragonfly Fishery - North Wales. This was actually the first time I had visited this lovely little…
So what else have I been up to? Well, I’ve been across to Belgium a few times recently, as well as several trips to the south of France, oh and not forgetting about a magical return to the mountains, you could say I’ve been busy! All this and not…
Finding time to write blogs isn’t my strong point I’ll admit, but then I’m always out fishing so I have an excuse of sorts. The problem is I now write blogs or diary pieces for several companies so the obvious answer and one which has been on my agenda…
I have now been living in Spain for over a year so I thought it was time to fill you in on what has been happening. Where to begin... I live in a region called Extremadura which is a rural part of Spain. In this beautiful region are many…
Good day. My name is Stephen Bibby, I moved to New Zealand 15 years ago and have been surf casting since I was about 10. I still surf cast a lot, (every weekend if my Wife lets me) I have a boat but would much rather sit on a…
I love fly fishing and was asked by a good friend if I could take him and his two sons out and show them the basics. I made the plans to take them to a small fishery about 3 miles outside Newton Stewart called Jack’s loch. The fishery is…
After a very busy period at work, I finally managed a two-week holiday. My last fishing session was quite some time ago, so thanks to some valuable information from a good friend, I rented a small house with a big lake (3500 hect.) in the backyard. My girlfriend joined…
There are times when we all sit fishing for carp with an element of doubt as to whether we are in the right areas or the weather conditions are, as we would like them or even as to whether the fish are “on the munch” or not? There are…
The first week of September I happily took up the invite from famous Belgium Carp supremo Geert Ooms to have a guest session on the his local syndicate. This venue was famous at the beginning of this millennium, but a fish kill in 2004 saw it go under the…
With the colder weather soon to be upon us I thought I would write a short piece about a method that can put one or two bonus fish on the bank during the winter months. Back in the 1980’s when my love affair with carp began it was deemed…
As we arrived at Drumlanrig castle the clouds came over and the rain came on. We went up to the castle as I had to get my picture taken for the Galloway country fair website as I had won 10 casting competitions at the fair with the prizes being…
Now the above title may look like a mathematical puzzle that Pythagoras would have been proud to have solved, it is actually the date when I used my new SK4’s for the first time and subsequently landed three twenty plus carp on them. My interest in Sonik first started…
The first few months of the year have been very hectic, which involves setting up my own company called Wild Catch. With this company I am responsible for the Benelux sales and promotion of SONIK and Solar Tackle. I finally have some time to go fishing now on a…
A recent trip to Gambia in Africa proved very successful for Sonik rods in the form of some big and hard fighting fish such as Guitar fish, Lady Fish and Batfish Ray, all of which were easily landed with the power and smooth fish playing actions of the Sonik…
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Burradon match angler Geoff King, who is one of the North East’s most respected and successful sea anglers. If you read Sea Angler magazine you will often see his picture or name mentioned in the news or Sea league sections. In a…
If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself in need of rescuing along the North Tyneside Coastline then it is more than likely that you will come into contact with the volunteer members of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (T.V.L.B.). The Brigade is currently the most called-out Coastal Rescue…
Sonik join the fight for the future of shark fishing! Sharks are a highly important fish for sea anglers around the UK. They are very powerful animals; they grow large, and offer anglers perhaps the best opportunity of getting their strings severely pulled. Further to that, they are also…
"My five consecutive years of international match fishing have been phenomenal. There have been highs and lows, and a whole bunch of memories that I will never forget. Gold medals, wooden spoons, zone wins and blanks. Nobody or nothing can take this experience away from me..." - Shaun Cumming…
