A Pike for all Seasons
July 21st, 2010Most pike anglers from elsewhere in the UK will be interested to know there’s no closed season for coarse fish in Scotland.
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Welcome to Pike Fishing Scotland
There's nothing more exciting than hooking a hard fighting pike on a scenic Scottish loch...
... well, that's unless you count landing it on the bank, grabbing a quick photo and then returning it safely to the water to fight another day!
Over the coming months I'll be buiding up Pike forums, articles and running loads of online competitions. I hope you all enjoy it! Tight Lines, Gary
How and where to find pike in Scottish waters
July 21st, 2010Think like a pike. Your meal will rush away from you if it sees you move. You’re very fast but you have to hide. Your stripey camouflage merges with water plants – so that’s where you hide in ambush.
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Boat Fishing for Pike Part 1: Choice of Boat
July 21st, 2010Have you struggled over slippery rocks, waded through bogs and fallen in streams trying to reach an enticing pike holding place on the shores of a loch?
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Weather and Pike Fishing Tactics
July 21st, 2010Discussing the weather is a British preoccupation. The effects of weather on fishing and the best methods to use are also an obsession with some anglers. There’s a danger of overdoing it and not bothering to fish if you’ve heard some types of weather are no good.
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Pike Preservation Part Two: Catching and Handling
July 21st, 2010Advice to a beginner: if you’re afraid of a pike’s teeth, don’t fish for pike! Of course it’s wise to be cautious but at the same time be confident and firm when handling a pike so you can unhook and return it quickly -without dropping it in fright.
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Well Wishers and Sad News
July 21st, 2010I have been blown away by the amount of support and positive comments that I have received from people since I started work on Pike Fishing Scotland – it really is great to know what a friendly and welcoming group of people anglers are!
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Tactics for Pike Fishing in Crayfish Infested Waters
May 21st, 2010Crayfish steal bait. Knowing how to avoid the loss of bait to crayfish is increasingly important in southern Scotland where they’ve become a problem on a number of the big pike waters.
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Pike Preservation Part One: Equipment
May 21st, 2010Spread the word: catch pike correctly and carefully release them. Educate beginners and our Eastern European friends…Some people still view pike as the dangerous sharks of freshwater that deserve to die – or a free source of food. We pike anglers know better of course so tactfully spread the word and preserve the pike for their own sake and our future fishing.
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Pike Poll
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