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TACTICAL PIKE FISHING.

22 October 2009

As readers will be aware this is not a commercial website. However, I do write the occasional book which may be of interest to other anglers. On the 12th of October The Crowood Press are publishing my latest effort "TACTICAL PIKE FISHING". The book was written jointly with Dr Jerome Masters who is with the Environment Agency. Jerome studied pike behaviour for his PhD. The book also includes a short, but pithy, piece on fly fishing for pike written by our pal Dr Stuart Clough. The three of us used to study fish when we worked together at the Freshwater Biological Association's River Laboratory in Dorset.

Available from Veals Mail Order - CLICK ON PICTURE -
Tactical Pike Fishing

THE BOOK TRIES TO GIVE THE LATEST FACTS ON HOW PIKE BEHAVE.

The pictures on the cover include our fishing pals Ben Lagden and Nigel Bevis.

I'M A LIFELONG PIKE ANGLER MYSELF AND ALWAYS TRY TO 'THINK LIKE A FISH' - LOOK I'M DOING IT NOW.

Pike are such amazing fish and large or small every catch is a pleasure.

A PIKE TAKEN ON A 'DEAD BUDGIE' - FLY FISHING IS THE LATEST FASHION IN PIKING AND CAN OBVIOUSLY BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.

This one, 36lb, came from Chew Valley reservoir.

SCIENCE IN ACTION. OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES BILL BEAUMONT AND STEWART WELTON PREPARING TO RADIO TAG PIKE.

All this kit is needed just to put a little tracking device on a fish.

If you have any comments or questions about fish, methods, tactics or 'what have you.'get in touch with me by sending an E-MAIL to - docladle@hotmail.com