There is much made of amino acids and protein in carp baits but is truly over-blown when you consider how many cheap fantastic classic carp baits succeed with barely any protein content, including sweetcorn, bread and tiger nuts. Here are some alternative low protein cheap bait recipe suggestions to give you the edge and to save a fortune in expensive readymade baits!

Fishing Vancouver Island, British Columbia, encompasses two different sorts of angling, both fresh and salt water. For now, let's take a look at the salt water variety and come back to fresh water fishing at a later date.

Fishing Vancouver Island, British Columbia, encompasses two different sorts of angling, both fresh and salt water. For now, let's take a look at the salt water variety and come back to fresh water fishing at a later date.

Efforts to curb overfishing in five of the world’s marine ecosystems are starting to show signs of working. Many fisheries around the world are dangerously close to collapsing. The news comes from a multi-national study on the status of marine fisheries and ecosystems reported in “Science”. While the report found that stock collapse is an increasing international trend, the scientists involved believe there are positive signs that rebuilding the ocean’s depleted fish stocks is possible. The tw

SINGAPORE -- Asian stock markets were higher Friday as Japanese exporters benefited from a weaker yen and electronics companies rose on Sony's better-than-expected first quarter results . Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 1.1% after setting a fresh 2009 intraday high of 10,299.85, the index's highest level since October 7, soon after opening; Australia's ASX/S&P 200 was 0.6% higher, South Korea 's Kospi Composite was up 0.4% and New Zealand's NZX 50 was 1.0% higher. SEOUL, South Korea (A

On Wednesday on The World Today there was an item about the ocean surface warming. There were a few talking points covered in the segment. First was the warming of the Arctic where we are told that: the predictions are that between 2013 and 2015 there will be no summer ice in the Arctic. You can check the progress for 2009 via the Greenleap Arctic Watch . If you scroll down to the third image you’ll see that 2009 is now tracking as second only to 2007 in terms of ice loss and could

A man serious about the prospecting of ditches needs a shorty. As discovered researching  ”A Brief History of Ditch Fishing” a 7′6″ snub-nosed can be a deadly weapon at close range. My dad’s old Horrocks-Ibbotson is to me a ranking northeast small stream trout rod (bought in his time for $12). But for my ditch [...]

Just a few years after scientists warned of impending ocean apocalypse, a handful of simple management tools have pulled some of Earth’s fisheries back from the edge of collapse, according to a review of global fish populations and catch data. But though the big picture is brighter than before, many of the details remain dark. Some scientists say certain populations may hit “tipping points” beyond which recovery is practically impossible. “In most cases, when you reduce fishing pressure

U.N. chief voices willingness to visit N. Korea U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Wednesday expressed willingness to visit North Korea as a way to solve the nuclear issue. ”The situation in the Korean Peninsula is very serious. And whatever I can do as secretary general — I am wiling to do, including my own visit to Pyongyang,” the U.N. chief told a news conference. S Korean boat ’seized by North Korea’ (Sky News Australia) North Korea has seized a stray South Korean fishing boat o

ガツガツっとやっつけただけなのでご容赦。 Human activity is driving Earth's 'sixth great extinction event' （人類の活動は地球に「6度目の絶滅」をもたらしている） Ian Sample, science correspondent guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 28 July 2009Population growth, pollution and invasive species are having a disastrous effect on species in the southern hemisphere, a major review by conservationists warns 人口増加、環境汚染、侵略的生物は南半球の生物に壊滅的な影響を及ぼしている、と環境保護団体の大規模調査は警告する。 Earth is experiencing its "sixth great extinction event" with disease and human activity takin