Angling Direct Blog

With the terrible coronavirus keeping thousands of anglers indoors, now is a good time to make good of a difficult situation and get some much needed tackle prep done. These would once have been tasks for anglers during the traditional closed season

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For this latest episode we’re on the saltwater theme, but doing something a little different, as we head to into Suffolk and to Southwold, to fish the River Blyth! Having spent a fair bit of time in Southwold we were always curious of the river

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Sharpening hooks is hard work, but the electric Nash Hook Doctor makes like work of precise hook sharpening. Using a lithium battery powered Carborundum (180 grade) polishing stone the Hook Doctor clinically sharpens and remodels hook points, just

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As the weather warms and carp anglers are looking for a new weapon to add to their collection, why not check out what the Shimano Tribal TX-2 Carp Rod has to offer. If you are looking for powerful, responsive and slender profile, this Tribal TX 2

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For part of February, I had to go to France for a few days on business and just avoided getting held up by yet another storm. Returning back to the UK for the next big blow and near arctic conditions, the rivers were back in the fields again and I

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