Fishing
Fishing worms, NI
Visit our shop for fishing worms – lobs and dendros. 100 lobs for £10.00 1/2 kilo of dendros £8.00 1 kilo of dendros £16.00 The quality of these worms is excellent. Our fishing worms CATCH fish!
Read MoreWhat clothes to wear while fishing
You need to dress appropriately for fishing. This does not mean spending a lot of money on the latest gear but it does mean thinking about what you are going to need. As Hemingway said in The Old Man and the Sea “Anyone can be a fisherman in May”. In other words it’s easy to…
Read MoreWhere can I fish on the Upper Bann river?
Leansmount Worms seller of fishing worms in NI and the UK provides the following information to our customers. Upper Bann River – closest town Portadown in County Armagh. The best place to fish on the Upper Bann is Point of Whitecoat to Lough Neagh, a 16km stretch. It is a well-known coarse fishery and you can fish all year…
Read MoreLob worms – how to get them
How to source lob worms Lob worms can be dug from sandy and muddy beaches when the tide is at its lowest point. However this can be backbreaking work, often with very little reward. On the rare occasions when I have managed to be at a beach when the tide was out and geared up…
Read MoreFinn McCool the legendary giant created Lough Neagh
Finn McCool famous for his strength and for building the Giants Causeway is said to have picked up a piece of land and thrown it at a Scottish rival. He missed and the earth landed in the middle of Northern Ireland and made Lough Neagh. Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the…
Read MoreWhy you should use live baits?
There is a lot of debate regarding the usage of live baits and artificial baits. Fish usually eat shell fish, bait fish, frogs, bugs and worms. So, to catch them effectively it is always better to bait with what the fish actually eat, than with artificial or plastic bait. Another reason to purchase live bait…
Read MoreWhere to fish in County Antrim
Belfast The river Lagan The best place to fish the river Lagan is the 2-l/4 mile stretch upstream from Stranmillis weir, at the Belfast Boat Club, to Shaw’s Bridge. You can also fish from the towpath but only on the west side of the river. This is a developing fishery, responding best in the evening…
Read MoreTips for Fishing in Ireland Rivers and Lakes
Fishing is a very popular activity in Ireland. Most of the legitimate fishing methods are allowed in the rivers here, including the use of fishing worms and fly fishing. If the currents are right then fishing worms are usually good bait in these rivers. No matter how you fish, you should use fishing worms provided…
Read MoreIs fishing good for your health?
Obesity is becoming a real problem in the UK where thousands of people are overweight, placing them at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, or strokes. Anything that gets people taking exercise will help to reduce obesity and is therefore a good thing. This is where fishing comes in. It might not be the…
Read MoreFishing in the Rain – Is rain important when it comes to catching fish?
Is it true that the best time to catch fish is when it is raining? Well in my opinion the rain is very important when it comes to catching fish but there are other factors that are equally important. Fishermen and women looking for fish particularly salmon are certainly reliant on frequent rain to swell…
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