Links
I wholeheartedly recommend these people and companies listed here. Please do contact me if you have further questions and I will do what I can to help out.
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Fishing Tackle - bass fishing lures
- Bass Lures.co.uk
Awesome collection of bass fishing lures from Lucky Craft, Lunker City, IMA, MegaBass and Sebile. Thoroughly nice guys, all bass fishing addicts, they use what they sell.
- Duo Lures
A high-end Japanese lure company - if there is a better range of jerkbaits/minnow-type hard lures out there than the Tide Minnows, then I have yet to come across them. But they also do a load more lures that we should be taking notice of. Some of the best finished lures you will ever find.
- Eclipse
This Japanese company do some really interesting looking lures of the vibration and fluttering kind.
- Evergreen
I know very little about them, but I do like the look of some of their stuff.
- F-Tec
I really like the look of some of these Japanese lures, especially the S Four W13, the D-Scraper 125F and the S Four 13 Real Head.
- Halcyon System
I don't understand a word of Japanese, but there are some good looking and really interesting lures on this site.
- IMA lures
One of the most complete ranges of bass-related lures that I am aware of. IMA lures catch bass, plain and simple.
- Jackson
One of the big Japanese lure companies, but I am only just starting to hear more about their products here in the UK. Some seriously interesting stuff.
- MegaBass - Japan
Some of the best lures in existence today. This company is right at the forefront of modern lure fishing. Simply outstanding.
- MegaBass - USA
Helpful English descriptions of some of the MegaBass lures.
- Mr. Fish - Jersey
Fantastic Channel Island fishing tackle shop, the owner Mick Ward is also a bass fishing fanatic - the place to shop (in person and online) for modern bass fishing tackle.
- North Craft
I don't know much about these lures, but I really like the look of some of them.
- O.S.P.
I am hearing more about these bass fishing lures. There are various models that I am reliably told kill big time for (European sea) bass.
- Oriental Angler Store
A very good place to look for lots of the lures that we just can't get hold of yet here in the UK. I know lots of anglers who use this online shop to buy some of their bass fishing tackle from and they all speak very highly of the service.
- Sakura
A French company that is doing some really good bass fishing gear.
- Tackle House
The company that makes the modern classic shallow-diving minnow, the Tackle House Feed Shallow. Truly awesome bass fishing lures.
- Ultimate Fishing
The French company that does those awesome red Tenryu rods, plus a whole load of lures and lure fishing gear. Mr. Fish in Jersey sells loads of their gear.
- Veals Mail Order
One of the very best UK-based mail order fishing tackle websites - extremely comprehensive and very keenly priced. Excellent delivery, really helpful people. This is the place to buy those outstanding Maria bass fishing lures (especially the Maria Chase BW in holographic silver). Loads and loads of all kinds of fishing tackle.
- Zip Baits
There are some very good looking bass lures if you hunt around this Japanese website.
- Bass Lures.co.uk
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Fishing - general info
- Admiralty Easy Tide
Free seven day tidal prediction service.
- Angler's Bookcase
A fantastic place to find all manner of second-hand fishing books, and the guys have also published the truly excellent "Bass and B.A.S.S.", a book that anybody with any interest in bass fishing sould own and read.
- B.A.S.S.
The Bass Anglers' Sportfishing Society - a wonderful bunch of people who are into bass fishing in a big way, and this extremely worthwhile society also does a huge amount of generally unheralded work to try and protect and improve fishing for bass in the UK. I am proud to be a member of B.A.S.S.
- Catch magazine
Bi-monthly online fly fishing photography and video clip magazine. You need to check this out. Stunning stuff, and they even publish photos of mine from time to time. They must be nice people !!
- Field & Stream - Fly Talk
Regularly updated international fly fishing news and views.
- Fishing the Bristol Channel - info on locations
Very good place for help and info on fishing the major Bristol Channel marks.
- MidCurrent
One of the very best international fly fishing websites, packed full of up to date info.
- The Lure Forum
A great forum for all things bass and lure fishing, with some very helpful members. The place for the forward thinking bass angler.
- World Sea Fishing
Huge fishing resource, especially the lively forums - excellent places to seek help and up to date information, especially in the ever-growing Salt Fly, Lure and Plugging Fishing part of the forum. When people email me to ask about fishing in their local areas, this is always one of the first places that I recommend to look.
- XC Weather
Good wind and weather forecasts for the UK.
- Admiralty Easy Tide
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Fishing Tackle
- Dorset Fishing Rods
A fantastic custom rod building operation, run by a fishing fanatic.
- Greys fishing tackle
Greys do a huge amount of different kinds of fishing tackle - rods, reels, clothing, bags, accessories etc. Fantastic gear, sensibly priced, arguably the most respected "affordable" brand in UK fly fishing circles.
- Hardy fishing tackle
The name Hardy needs no introduction in fishing. Incredibly well respected throughout the world in fly fishing circles, but they also do some top end freshwater fishing gear.
- Hart Flyshop
Outstanding fly fishing tackle website, check here for some great offers and advice from people who use what they sell.
- Shimano
Without doubt the best spinning reels there are.
- Veals Mail Order
One of the very best UK-based mail order fishing tackle websites - extremely comprehensive and very keenly priced. Excellent delivery, really helpful people. This is the place to buy those outstanding Maria bass fishing lures (especially the Maria Chase BW in holographic silver). Loads and loads of all kinds of fishing tackle.
- Dorset Fishing Rods
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Fishing Travel and Guides
- Aardvark McLeod
One of the very best international fly fishing travel companies/outfitters - these guys know their stuff big time and I can not recommend them highly enough.
- Bill Ryan
An excellent fishing guide for the huge range of shore fishing around Clare on the west coast of Ireland.
- Brittany Ferries
I really like travelling by ferry, and I can't see an easier or more efficient way for us anglers to access the Brittany coastline of France for some bass fishing. Suits me down to the ground.
- Fishing the Florida Keys
Very affordable fishing in the Florida Keys - I fish with this guy.
- FlyCastaway
Some of the finest fly fishing guides I have ever worked with anywhere on this earth, these guys are the real deal. The fishing they offer their clients is insane !!
- Kevin Brain
Shore fishing guide on the Kerry peninsular over in Ireland. You need to talk to Kevin about the bass fishing over there in late winter and early spring.
- Nick Hart - fly fishing tuition and guiding
One of the very best UK-based fly fishing guides and instructors. Contact Nick Hart for all kinds of fly fishing tuition, guiding and advice.
- Plymouth charter boat
Malcolm Jones, skipper of the Plymouth based charter boat Sea Angler II - one of the best skippers you will ever fish with, and about the nicest guy you could ever hope to meet.
- Stena Line ferries
I use these ferries for the majority of my travel over to Ireland, especially the quick and efficient Fishguard to Rosslare route.
- Tourism Ireland
Plenty of information for planning trips over to Ireland.
- UK bass fishing - Cornish bass guides
Very talented and knowledgeable bass fishermen with a real passion for the rugged Cornish coastline.
- UK bass fishing - guided fly fishing for bass
One of the UK's best guides for chasing bass on the fly, based out of Chichester harbour.
- Aardvark McLeod
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Take a look at these photographers
- Adam Barker
Truly beautiful landscape, skiing and fly fishing photography.
- Art Wolfe
One of the great outdoors photographers of our time.
- Barry and Cathy Beck
A well known fishing photography couple from the US. You will have seen plenty of their photos if you read international fishing magazines and books.
- Brian O'Keefe
One of the very best fishing photographers. Can cast a mean fly line as well !!
- Darwin Wiggett
Stunning landscape photography from Canada. The images just "jump" at you from the website.
- David Muench
A truly wonderful landscape photographer.
- Denver Bryan
A fantastic outdoors photographer, with some very cool fishing stuff.
- Dusan Smetana
Some good looking fishing imagery.
- Frans Lanting
One of the world's greatest photographers. His recent book "Life" is a true photographic masterpiece.
- Galen Rowell
One of the very best photographers I have ever come across. Sadly he died in 2002, but he left behind some of the most outstanding landscape and mountaineering imagery you will ever see. Track his books down, they are truly inspirational.
- Ian Shive
Just the most fantastic US photographer with an outstanding eye for huge landscapes that draw you right in. Truly inspirational photography.
- Jeff Bright
Lots of very cool steelhead photography.
- Jeff Stine
Very good fly fishing imagery.
- Jonathan and Angela Scott
Some outstanding photography of Africa and its wildlife.
- Justin Black
A hugely talented landscape photographer.
- Ken Takata
Stunning photography from Montana.
- Michael "Nick" Nicols
A National Geographic staff photographer, and one of the very best there is. An outstanding website. His photos on Michael Fay's immense Megatransect across 2000 miles of Africa were just off the scale. Having been to Gabon myself to photograph the fishing, you just can't imagine how tough an assignment like that was.
- Michael Frye
A fantastic US landscape photographer, really worth checking out for his stunning photos from places like Yosemite etc. He also runs a couple of very good photography blogs that can be accessed from his main website.
- Moose Peterson
This guy is a fantastic wildlife photographer.
- Peter Beste
Nobody has ever photographed the extraordinary world of Norwegian black metal like this guy. Even if the music is not your thing, you should check this stuff out. Outstanding.
- R. Valentine Atkinson
One of the truly great fly fishing photographers of our time. A thoroughly nice guy into the bargain. Anybody with any interest in how good fly fishing can look surely owns his classic book "Distant Waters".
- Rob Suisted
Lots of good looking photos from New Zealand.
- Tibor Nemeth
You know the classic black and white imagery they use in the Simms adverts ? This is the guy who shot the photos. Outstanding stuff.
- Tim Romano
Great fishing photography.
- Toni Karuvaara
Some stunning fishing photography. Toni comes from Finland and is the editor of "Chasing Silver" magazine.
- Adam Barker
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Photography
- Adobe Photoshop
The industry standards - Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) etc. Need I say more ?
- DP Review
Digital Photography Review
- Gitzo tripods
Without doubt the finest camera tripods on this earth, Gitzo products are legendary. I can not imagine doing my job without their outstanding carbon fibre, ultra-lightweight and very portable Traveller tripod.
- NatureScapes.net
A good resource for any kind of interest in nature and outdoors photography.
- NIK Software
Fantastic software for digital photography, working mainly as Adobe Photoshop plug-ins. Their black and white Silver Efex Pro package comes especially highly recommended.
- Singh Ray filters
Without a doubt the best filters there are. They cost, but they are so worth it.
- The Luminous Landscape
Great site for plenty of photography info.
- Warehouse Express
A great place to buy any kind of photography gear.
- Adobe Photoshop