Winters Of Discontent by Donovan Kelley Probably the worst thing that can happen to a young bass is a long cold spell in its first winter. Most recent winters have been mild, but cold spells can still occur. We had one in the 1995/96 winter and another in
Read more →The Wrong Tie by Donovan Kelley No, not Trousers: the wrong Tie. This is not a Wallace and Grommit tale; and it certainly wasn’t a Grand Day Out – for me. With Eric, best of angling friends and long-term research partner, I was taking a break from the
Read more →Live Prawn And Float by Donovan Kelley A time-honoured method sadly neglected today. A Bass Society correspondent asked if members had any experience of live prawn as a bait for bass. I have – a lot. It was a long time ago but I cannot imagine that bass
Read more →Bass Fishing In Other Days by Donovan Kelley I have recently been going through my old Fishing Gazettes preparatory to disposing of them. It will be a wrench to see them go, but they take up yards and yards of shelf space and neither my son nor my
Read more →Boat v Shore by Donovan Kelley For as long as I can remember I have had a strong preference for shore fishing. An illogical preference, as boat normally delivers better than shore – particularly with pollack (next to bass, my favourites). I do not suffer from sea sickness,
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