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Pollock fishing – 10 tips to catch more pollock

Pollock fishing – 10 tips to catch more pollock

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Fishing for pollock (sometimes spelled pollack) is one of my favourite calm weather activities. With its stunning dark colours, the pollock is one of the prettiest looking sea fish. But looks are not the end of it, compared to species like cod, pollock fight incredibly hard. When they’re feeding, pollock are not hard to catch, but there are ways to improve your catch rates dramatically. I’ll get into pollock fishing methods later, first some general tips. 1. Choose the right…

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Winter cod fishing – 5 tips to get it right

Winter cod fishing – 5 tips to get it right

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Winter cod fishing is not for everyone. The more unpleasant the weather is for the angler, the better it is for fishing. Catches are often best when most sane people are in their beds, dreaming of spring. I used to think that camping days on end at the waterside hoping to catch a specimen carp was a kind of madness, now I look back to those carp fishing days and think: luxury. You can’t set up a bivvy on top…

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