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Dr.Mike Ladle, Fish Species, Fly Fishing, Lure Fishing, Spin Fishing, Technical, Technical reference

BASS FEEDING BEHAVIOUR

Text: Mike Ladle         Lead image: Henry Gilbey (http://www.henry-gilbey.com) In order to successfully target bass with lures and flies it is essential to gain a detailed understanding their feeding behaviour. The southern and western coasts of the British Isles are almost at the northern limit of distribution of bass although this is slowly changing due to global warming.  Bass in this area are slow-growing and large specimens of … Continue reading BASS FEEDING BEHAVIOUR

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Alan Bulmer, Dr.Mike Ladle, Fish Species, Fly Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, Techniques

TARGETING GREY MULLET

Text: Mike Ladle & Alan Bulmer        Lead image: Constantine Alexander Around the world there are several species of grey mullet.  In the UK there are three namely the thicklip (Crenimugil labrosus), the thinlip (Liza ramada) and the golden (Liza aurata). To the untrained eye they may appear to be identical.  The streamlined, silver-grey striped flanks, toothless rubbery lips, powerful muscular bodies and … Continue reading TARGETING GREY MULLET

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Alan Bulmer, Dr.Mike Ladle, Fly Fishing, Techniques

MULLET – KIWI FLY CATCHES THEM IN UK

Shortly after we received the article from Mike Ladle on his Mullet catching exploits in  England (https://activeanglingnz.com/2014/04/21/dr-mike-ladle-mullet-fishing-for-new-zealand/) I received an email from Alan Bulmer, describing the flies that he tied for Mike Ladle to entice Mullet species in the UK….. The e-mail went:- “Hi Paul, First things first, the species of mullet that Mike Ladle catches in the UK is not identical to the NZ Grey … Continue reading MULLET – KIWI FLY CATCHES THEM IN UK

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Dr.Mike Ladle, Fish Species, Techniques

Dr. MIKE LADLE – MULLET FISHING FOR NEW ZEALAND

Mullet fishing for NZ Around every shoreline in the World you will find mullet.  The sleek grey shapes will be ghosting in and out of harbours, grazing algae from the rocks, rooting in the gloopy mud of estuaries, skimming scum from the water surface or simply basking in the warm shallow water as the tide creeps in over your favourite beach.  What you will rarely … Continue reading Dr. MIKE LADLE – MULLET FISHING FOR NEW ZEALAND

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