Fishing Guides

Bloodworm The Bloodworm is a small, (approx half inch – 20mm) bright red, segmented midge larvae found in the silt

Maple Peas Along with Hemp seed, Maple Peas were one of the earlier particles baits used in fishing as a

Tares Tares are brown in colour, the size of a pea and used along with hemp are a great bait

Hemp Hemp or hemp seed is a small black seed of about 2 or 3mm in diameter and classed as

The information on preparing and cooking particle baits on this page is only a rough guide and should only be

Sweetcorn Sweetcorn can be used straight from the tin, BUT, if you do take a tin with you on your

Cheese Two advantages of using cheese as a fishing bait are 1. It’s easily obtainable (just buy some when you

Luncheon Meat / Spam Luncheon meat has been used as a fishing bait for many years and is a fantastic

Below you will read how I make and use paste baits for fishing. Also you will see recipes I use

Bread: One of the oldest fishing baits used in angling. One of the cheapest fishing baits as well. Bread is

Worms Worms used as fishing bait include Lobworms, Redworms, Brandlings, Dendrobenas The worm is one of the traditional baits that

The Caster The Caster is the pupae of the blue bottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria) (also known as the blow-fly). It

The Gozzer Maggot The Gozzer Maggot is the home bred maggot. This is a super soft pure white maggot and

The Squat The Squat is the larvae of the little house fly (Fannia canicularis) smaller than the common house fly

The Pinkie The Pinkie is the pupae of the small green bottle (Lucilia sericata) also a species of blow-fly, it

The Maggot The maggot must be the most popular bait used by anglers. The most common colours used are white,

What is a fishing bait? Fishing bait is a man made or natural food eaten by fish that anglers use