Online Guides and Advice for Anglers

This section is provided to try and help improve your fishing experience, and as a free guide to beginners to the sport.

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Check out our new Fishing Knots page, and Guide to Crimping page.

Beginners Complete Guide to Fly Fishing
from Tony Scott

A complete guide to Fly Fishing by Tony Scott (STANIC), including choosing your tackle, setting it up for use, knots, casting, and even a quick guide to entemology!

• Beginners Complete Guide to Fly Fishing

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Freshwater Guides from Matt Hayes

A range of starter guides from Matt Hayes, showing his tips and instructions on various fishing techniques. Please note that these pages include detailed images, so may take a few seconds longer to view.

• Guide to Setting Up your Carp Rig

Getting Started Guides from John Wilson

A range of starter guides from John Wilson, showing his tips and instructions on various fishing techniques. Please note that these pages include detailed images, so may take a few seconds longer to view.

• Fly Fishing
• Float Fishing
• Fishing for Chub and Barbel
• Beach Casting

Tackle Advice from Ally Gowans

If you are left a little confused by the huge range of Fly rods on the market today, here is a comprehensive guide to choosing which is the best for your needs.

• Choosing a Fly Rod

Beginners Guides to Carp Fishing

• A Beginner's Guide to Carp Fishing - Part One

Guides from Cortland

• Choosing and Caring for your Fly Line

Guides from Rapala

• Guidelines for Lure Fishing
• Knots, Weights, and Tuning Rapala Lures
• Lure Colour Recommendations
• Handling Your Catch
• Filleting Instructions

Other Tackle Guides

• Fulling Mill - Care and Maintenance of your Fly Rod
• Why Buy Polarised Glasses?
• Choosing a Fish Finder and How They Work