If you're not using heavy enough gear to tangle with carp, which average four to six kilograms and may go up to 15, using lures will greatly reduce your chances of hooking this species. Anglers fishing for pike in the Thames often use spoons, such as the old red and white Daredevle standby or its imitators, Lil Cleos or Williams Wobblers. And the days when fishing was primarily a male domain are long gone. To encourage more women to get involved in the outdoors, the Wellington Street Sportsmen's Club near Dorchester is running a women's outdoors workshop on May 26. Besides fishing, there will be workshops on archery, rifle shooting, wildlife calling, canoeing, orienteering and survival, as well as a chance to try trapshooting.
Some stores sell instructional videos.
The London Free Press Ian James throws out his fly line in the Thames River. All rights reserved.