Find Fishing Tackle Shops in Dorchester
Abbotsbury Fishing Tackle, 10 Rodden Row, Weymouth, DT3 4JL
Tel. 01305 871199
Vintage Carp Fishing Tackle, 49 East St, Weymouth, DT3 4DS
Tel. 07913 630459
West Country Fishing Tackle, 28 Cromwell Rd, Weymouth, DT4 0JQ
Tel. 07768 710449
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Covering the following areas in Dorchester: Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Portland, Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Weymouth
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You will find short extracts from Amazing Fishing Stories on each of our directory pages. There is a link to buy the book on our book page.
Short Extract
‘Just shows, you doesn’t it?’ crowed Robin. ‘A bit of effort, and a willingness to experiment, and then…’
‘Yes, alright, don’t rub it in,’ said Mike in a resigned tone. ‘You realise we’ve a job to do now, don’t you?’
Robin frowned. ‘What?’
‘This isn’t a recognised pool. We need to name it.’ ‘How about Robin’s Pot?’ Robin suggested modestly.
‘I’ve got a better idea,’ said John.
John took out his hip flask and poured a few drops of whisky into the water. ‘I name this place the CBA Pot.’ Robin’s frown deepened. ‘CBA?’ ‘Can’t Be Arsed,’ said John.
One autumn in the early 1950s, Jock Wilson, brother of local tackle dealer Rob Wilson, fished the Bengie Pool in drought conditions. As usual in these situations he used a single-handed rod, in this case a 9-footer with floating line and an 8-pound cast. A big fish came to his fly but stopped short of taking, and followed this with six more suspicious looks at successive casts before it finally lost its inhibitions and was hooked. Jock reported that the fish was in control for the vast majority of what ensued, with him hanging on while the salmon swam in continu
The island channel proved to be a great place to catch small roach. Almost as soon as the float settled itself in the water, it started bobbing up and down and then slid under. The fish were not very big, just a few ounces, but it was great fun and went on for about an hour before they stopped biting.
‘I’m going to try spinning,’ said Greg. ‘I bought a mepps in the tackle shop the other day.’
‘Okay, let’s see then.’
Greg bit the hook off the line, slid the shot and float off and tied on the mepps. He carefully flipped back the reel’s bail arm and flung
Full List of areas covered on our Dorchester Fishing Tackle Shops Directory:
Abbotsbury, Adber, Affpuddle, Alderholt, Allweston, Almer, Alton Pancras, Anderson, Arne, Ashley Heath, Ashmore, Askerswell, Batcombe, Beaminster, Bedchester, Beer Hackett, Benville Lane, Bere Regis, Bettiscombe, Bincombe, Bingham’s Melcombe, Birdsmoor Gate, Bishop’s Caundle, Blackdown, Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Blandford St Mary, Bloxworth, Bothenhampton, Bourton, Boveridge, Bovington Camp, Bradford Abbas, Bradford Peverell, Bradpole, Briantspuddle, Bridport, Broadmayne, Broadoak, Broadwey, Broadwindsor, Broom Hill, Bryanston, Buckhorn Weston, Buckland Newton, Burleston, Burstock, Burton, Burton Bradstock, Canford Bottom, Cann, Cann Common, Cashmoor, Cattistock, Caundle Marsh, Cerne Abbas, Chalbury Common, Chaldon Herring, Chalmington, Charlestown, Charlton Marshall, Charminster, Charmouth, Chedington, Cheselbourne, Chetnole, Chettle, Chickerell, Chideock, Chilcombe, Child Okeford, Chilfrome, Christchurch, Church Knowle, Clapgate, Colehill, Compton Abbas, Compton Valence, Coombe Keynes, Coppleridge, Corfe Castle, Corfe Mullen, Corscombe, Cranborne, Crouch Hill, Daggons, Dean, Deanland, Dewlish, Dorchester, Dottery, Drimpton, Dudsbury, Duntish, Durweston, East Burton, East Chaldon, East Chelborough, East Creech, East Knighton, East Lulworth, East Morden, East Orchard, East Stoke, East Stour, Easton, Edmondsham, Evershot, Eype, Farnham, Ferndown, Fifehead Magdalen, Fifehead Neville, Fishpond Bottom, Folke, Folly, Fontmell Magna, Forston, Fortuneswell, Frampton, Frome St Quentin, Gaunt’s Common, Gillingham, Glanvilles Wootton, Goathill, Godmanstone, Grimstone, Grove, Gussage All Saints, Gussage St Michael, Guy’s Marsh, Halstock, Hammoon, Hampreston, Harman’s Cross, Haydon, Hazelbury Bryan, Hermitage, Herston, Highcliffe, Higher Ansty, Higher Kingcombe, Higher Whatcombe, Hilfield, Hill View, Hilton, Hinton Martell, Hinton St Mary, Holditch, Holnest, Holt, Holt Heath, Holton Heath, Holwell, Holworth, Holywell, Hooke, Horton, Huntingford, Hurn, Ibberton, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton, Iwerne Minster, Kimmeridge, King’s Stag, Kingston, Kingston Russell, Kington Magna, Knap Corner, Knowlton, Lane End, Langton Herring, Langton Long Blandford, Langton Matravers, Leigh, Lillington, Littlebredy, Litton Cheney, Loders, Long Bredy, Long Crichel, Longburton, Longham, Lower Bockhampton, Lower Kingcombe, Lower Wraxall, Lulworth Camp, Lydlinch, Lyme Regis, Lyon’s Gate, Lytchett Matravers, Lytchett Minster, Madjeston, Maiden Newton, Mannington, Manston, Manswood, Mapperton, Mappowder, Margaret Marsh, Marnhull, Marshalsea, Marshwood, Martinstown, Melbury Abbas, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmond, Melbury Sampford, Melcombe Bingham, Melcombe Regis, Melplash, Middlemarsh, Milborne St Andrew, Milton Abbas, Milton on Stour, Minchington, Minterne Magna, Monkton Up Wimborne, Moor Crichel, Morcombelake, Morden, Moreton, Mosterton, Motcombe, Mudeford, Nether Cerne, Nether Compton, Netherbury, Nettlecombe, Norden, North Poorton, North Wootton, Oborne, Okeford Fitzpaine, Osmington, Osmington Mills, Over Compton, Overcombe, Owermoigne, Pamphill, Parley Cross, Peacemarsh, Pentridge, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Pilsdon, Pimperne, Plush, Portesham, Powerstock, Poxwell, Poyntington, Preston, Puddletown, Pulham, Puncknowle, Purse Caundle, Radipole, Rampisham, Ridge, Rodden, Romford, Ryall, Ryme Intrinseca, Salwayash, Sandford, Sandford Orcas, Sandhills, Seaborough, Seatown, Shaftesbury, Shapwick, Sherborne, Shillingstone, Shipton Gorge, Silton, Sixpenny Handley, Slepe, South Bowood, South Perrott, Southwell, Spetisbury, St Ives, St Leonards, Stalbridge, Stalbridge Weston, Stanbridge, Stapehill, Steeple, Stinsford, Stoborough, Stoborough Green, Stockwood, Stoke Abbott, Stoke Wake, Stokeford, Stour Provost, Stour Row, Stourpaine, Stourton Caundle, Stratton, Stubhampton, Studland, Sturminster Common, Sturminster Marshall, Sturminster Newton, Sutton Holms, Sutton Poyntz, Sutton Waldron, Swanage, Swyre, Sydling St Nicholas, Symondsbury, Tadden, Tarrant Crawford, Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Keyneston, Tarrant Launceston, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Rawston, Tarrant Rushton, Thorncombe, Thornford, Thornicombe, Three Legged Cross, Tincleton, Todber, Toller Down Gate, Toller Fratrum, Toller Porcorum, Toller Whelme, Tolpuddle, Trent, Trickett’s Cross, Turners Puddle, Turnworth, Twyford, Tyneham, Ulwell, Up Cerne, Up Sydling, Uphall, Uploders, Uppington, Upton, Upwey, Verwood, Walditch, Wareham, Warmwell, Waytown, West Bay, West Bexington, West Chelborough, West Compton, West Holme, West Knighton, West Lulworth, West Milton, West Moors, West Orchard, West Parley, West Stafford, West Stour, Westham, Weston, Weymouth, Whetley Cross, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Whitcombe, White Lackington, Whitmore, Wimborne Minster, Wimborne St Giles, Winfrith Newburgh, Winkton, Winterborne Came, Winterborne Clenston, Winterborne Houghton, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Monkton, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch, Winterborne Zelston, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Witchampton, Woodcutts, Woodlands, Woodsford, Woodyates, Wool, Woolland, Wootton Fitzpaine, Worth Matravers, Wyke, Wyke Regis, Wynford Eagle, Yetminster
