Sam Meeuwissen Articles
Coarse Fishing ~ Prep for Pike ~ Sam Meeuwissen
Winter is on its way and Sam details the preparation and tackle he uses to land his targeted pike on the bank.
Carp Fishing ~ Dropping The Lead ~ Sam Meeuwissen
An investigation into the risks surrounding discharging of anglers (legal sized) lead weights into freshwater. Sam Meeuwissen, BCSG. September 2017. Introduction: The common practise amongst anglers to either deposit, discharge or eject the lead weight, either during the take or during the fight, has become a topic of contention amongst [...]
Coarse Fishing ~ Winter Barbel Success ~ Sam Meeuwissen
Fishing can be a funny old sport. As a multi species angler, it can be more on the side of ‘peculiar’ funny, rather than ‘ha-ha’ funny, as you find yourself flitting between venues and types of fishing. For example, all spring and summer I have been fixated on the [...]
Carp Fishing ~ Long Lake Lumps ~ Sam Meeuwissen
I had always maintained an interest in the CWA Fisheries Long Lake project. Not only because it was only a few minutes’ drive from my front door, or even because I fancied fishing exclusively for carp for a while, but it appears to have that something special about it that [...]
Carp Fishing – Going Afloat Part 2 – By Sam Meeuwissen
Glass bottomed bucket. An optional extra, but one that used will become your new best friend. Literally, a window into another world which is like watching your own live action underwater TV show. Large areas of the lake bed can be examined for evidence of fish feeding, baited areas can be checked at a [...]
Carp Fishing – Going Afloat Part 1- By Sam Meeuwissen
London to Birmingham is an hour and a half by car, 1 hour by train and 2 weeks by boat. The latter being by far the best way to travel in my opinion, it's more fun and you get to soak in the sights whilst drifting lazily along. Boats have been a part of [...]
Coarse Fishing – Winter Barbel Tips, Trips, Trials and Tribulations by Sam Meeuwissen
Deepest Winter. It can conjure up such romantic images such as walking over crisply frozen grass on a frosty winter’s morn’ with cute little robins and all that. In reality it can be a cold, windswept, frostbitten and somewhat arduous task to get the rods out for a few hours. My serious advice if you [...]
Rigs over the River Wye by Sam Meeuwissen
Picture the scene: Low water levels, high light levels, barbel that have probably been hammered in the weeks leading up to my visit, a complete change of scenery, totally varied aquatic topography and a few as yet unknown technical challenges thrown in for good measure. All in all a perfect set of circumstances to charge [...]
The ‘Mohawk’ rig by Sam Meeuwiseen
Here’s a rig that I have been using very successfully on the quiet for several years now. It's one that I have found exceedingly effective when fishing gravel pits targeting bream, tench and carp. Tying the rig is very simple and all you need to construct it is a grain of Enterprise Tackle Pop Up [...]
Thames Ramblings by Sam Meeuwissen
Whilst winding its tranquil path through the English countryside, the River Thames has captured the imagination, hearts and minds of generations of anglers. Indeed, my Grandfather fished the Thames for the best part of 50 years, whilst my Dad has spent a similar amount of time both afloat and bank side on this most famous [...]
Gravel Pit Piking by Sam Meeuwissen
Esox Lucius have always featured high on my list of favourite fish. Right after Mullet and Barbel. Due partly to their size, even a small fish looks impressive, but more down to the fact that they are just mean looking! All that camo, those evil eyes and a set of teeth any dentist would rightfully [...]
Wye oh Wye – by Sam Meeuwissen
The ever intrepid trio of Lewis Read, Dr Eric Roberts and Sam Meeuwissen recently spent a most enjoyable day on an idyllic stretch in the middle reaches of the prolific River Wye. With a couple of miles to themselves, after a good scout about they settled at the top end of the beat in an [...]
Putting the ‘Reem’ in Bream – Part 2
To read part 1 click here: Part one With the spots now properly ‘rocking’ as the carp boys say, it was fill your boots time. My total so far has included 8 double figure bream to 13lb 8oz with a few backup 12’s and 11’s to boot. The rest of the fish were made up [...]
Putting the ‘Reem’ in Bream – Part 1 – by Sam Meeuwissen
Spring time for the angler is a time to dust off the cobwebs formed over winter and a time to formulate plans for the season ahead. However, if you are like me and relentlessly pursue fish whatever the species, then the next campaign is not only round the corner, but looms up all too quickly! [...]