Coarse
Contains prose to poetry to polemic, experiences, tales both fictional and non-fictional, "how to"s, "how not to"s and related outpourings from the Work Party. These are very broadly classified. As the site grows, we may reclassify them further, or we may not.
Listed below are all the articles about coarse fishing.
CoarseThe Joy of Pond Fishing
- by Daniel on 07/07/09(published previously on PurePiscator)
I don't think I have had as much fun recently as I did a few nights ago while fishing my local club pond. With just a float rod, maggots and a few worms you can have the most enjoyable day, and the other great thing is you never no what your going to catch, perch, rudd, roach, crucians and tench are just some of the species that may appear in your net at the end of the day.
CoarseThe Anguilla Cup
- by Danny on 07/07/09(published previously on PurePiscator)
Many of you out there may never have heard of the Anguilla Cup. This seems almost inconceivable to those of us who participated. Those who fought in this fiercely contested event, both adult and junior divisions, still remain bemused that the angling world never picked up on the intense rivalry, bitter personal battles, and the agonies and the ecstasies of such dedicated competitors.
CoarseThe Retiring Angler
- by Dave on 05/06/09(published previously on PurePiscator)
It was mid February and I was within a few months of retirement from the large organisation where I'd worked in variety of capacities for forty years. The gradual process of handover to my deputy and tidying up many loose ends seemed to be taking for ever.
CoarsePike fishing - on the rocks!
- by Fredrik on 15/02/09(published previously on PurePiscator)
Ideas for this article actually arose when reading a piece in Pike & Predators regarding ice-fishing for pike in Canada. As most of you might know, winter climate of northern Scandinavia also provide fishable ice covers every year, and being so, the ice-fishing tradition is very strong over here. Nowadays, serious pike anglers use short ice-fishing rods, bait runners, unhooking mats, and different alarm/indicator systems when ice-fishing for pike. The scene is more of a combination of general ice-fishing and standard pike fishing on the bank. But add one really important aspect - it's a truly effective method for catching big pike!
This article is meant as a short introduction to modern ice-piking in Sweden. Neither comprehensive nor complete, but hopefully interesting.
CoarseA ghoost-story - with a helping of Swedish beaver
- by Henrik on 07/02/09(published previously on PurePiscator)
When I was young I laughed at the old daft fishermen who had the whole year sorted with fishing-trips they just HAD to repeat every year. Hah! There can be no progress without testing new methods and new places, I thought. They will stop making discoveries, get locked in old thinking, and stop learning. Poor bastards.
CoarseBurbot and lunar eclipse
- by Henrik on 06/02/09(published previously on PurePiscator)
This day I was meant to meet William (a.k.a the perpetual blanker). However, he has not yet realized that a mean of transport is much more important than the latest, or oldest rather, in his case, centre-pin reel. So I am out alone. In total darkness. Not total, of course, but it is bloody dark. And it most certainly is not midsummer. In fact, burbot fishing is the total opposite of tench fishing at midsummer. Cold, dark, the fish smell bad, crude gear is used, no birds – except owls. So, it is with mixed feelings that I fish for burbot.
CoarseMemories of Cheshunt
- by Dave on 11/12/08(published previously on PurePiscator)
It all seems so long ago and yet I can recall my wonderful sessions at Cheshunt reservoir as if they happened last week. Mind you, I have to refer to my fishing diary for greater technical detail. The diary, written in longhand, often supplemented by sketches and recently the discovery, in my late father's attic, of boxes full of my fishing experiences recorded on 35mm transparencies.
CoarseThe First Time
- by Ian on 04/11/07(published previously on PurePiscator)
"Memory is the first casualty of middle age, if I remember correctly."
- Candice Bergen
CoarseMajor Disappointment - Part One
- by Charlie on 09/08/07(published previously on PurePiscator)
The first real major disappointment of my rather long fishing career happened in '83.
- Charlie's tale of faux disappointment and fatherhood
CoarseRamblings - Part Five
- by Graeme on 26/04/07(published previously on PurePiscator)
The last four articles in this series have dealt with various significant rods I have been fortunate to own and, at the same time, reflecting various stages in my fishing life. Now it's time to bring everything up to date. In fact, the first article was going to be a stand-alone account of my love-affair with two rods I was lucky enough to buy quite recently, initially for rather specific situations involving large carp, which have resulted in a tremendous leap-forward in my angling knowledge, ability and enjoyment.
- last in the series of ramblings from Graeme
