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I caught a fish yesterday which, although it was superbly conditioned (and almost as fat as me), had a walnut sized growth in the corner of its mouth. I deliberated as to whether I should try to remove it and concluded that as the fish was so healthy looking (apart from the growth!) and had...

Done. Best of luck, Steve

Dave, Are you primarily a deadbait angler? From my piking days high pressure = livebaits while low pressure = deads. In those days fishing resevoirs it was always possible to fish a number of rods and have a combination of livlies and deadlies but the above trend was rarely bucked. Steve

Hi Graham, Overbaiting is a huge problem and it seems that many otherwise good anglers just cannot resist piling bait in. On rivers like the Loddon and St Pats at this time of year it's the kiss of death - I have hardly fished one stretch of the Loddon for the last two seasons because it is...

Blimey, I'll be taking the grandchildren along - or they will be taking me!!!

Hi Graham, Ian and all. I agree with Ian's hypothesis but we will never be able to prove it. The one thing I disagree on is the length of recovery time. To get the fishing we were used to three years ago I think we are looking at nearer 20 years. In terms of adapting to the altered...