Devon Fishing Guides

09/09/2026

Link: https://youtu.be/5n929rbyeD4

Whenever I am fishing, whether it is from boat or shore, I have always liked my terminal tackle to be as efficient as possible. I want it to present the bait cleanly and prevent the majority of tangles. I experiment quite a lot to achieve this and sometimes one idea sparks another, as happened recently when I came up with the two hook top and tail paternoster. It is a simple rig but it is nice and neat, presents the baits beautifully and is quite easy to tie. It is also very versatile and can be used on the bottom from both boat and shore. As an added bonus, it can also turn simple float tackle into a two hook multi-tackle perfect for mackerel and other pelagic species. In this video, I will show you how it is made, how it works and I will also include diagrams and tips to help get you started with this exciting method. I hope you find it useful.

19/08/2026

Link: https://youtu.be/c-ChymeeEYY
(Comes online at 10.30 pm, 19th August, 2026)

I have always been a fan of using light tackle, especially float tackle when I am fishing for mackerel. I just love the moment when the float disappears underwater, leaving you wondering as to exactly what you have hooked. Now I know that, most of the time, it will be mackerel but garfish, pollack and scad can also be caught on the same tackle and bait, especially in the evening, so, in this video, I will not only share a bit of detail about a recent trip, where we had to contend with masses of w**d and a number of seals, but also include diagrams and tips to help get you started with this exciting method. With spectacular fights, a variety of species and a good deal of fun to be had in the process, it is a method that I strongly recommend. I hope you enjoy watching it and, if you would like to share it or subscribe to my channel, that would be very much appreciated.

18/08/2026

New Video: The Stonfo Boat Fishing Bait Feeder

Link: https://youtu.be/Jl0JQqq2nT4

I have often – well, almost always - used groundbait in freshwater situations but hardly ever when I am sea fishing. With a lot of speculation about its effectiveness for bream, I decided to have a go with the Stonfo boat bait feeder to see whether or not it was worth it. However, when members of Baywater Anglers and myself motored out for our monthly boat trip, I had not expected the day to be absolutely perfect for a stringent test of the feeder, with fishing as hard, or harder, than it had been for many months. This video, coming online at midnight, tells the story of how we got on.

04/08/2026

Link: https://youtu.be/SInR2GNjsfs

I have caught quite a few rainbow trout on squirmy worm flies, which are very easy to make, and have recently found that you can catch mullet, especially thin-lipped grey mullet, on them too. This little video shows how to tie the one that I use, which is a little bit different to many in use. Hum... In the near future, I may even try them for carp just to see if it is a true tridiscipline fly. It will be interesting to see what happens.

25/07/2026

A lot of people starting coarse angling tend to be drawn towards float fishing. There is a strong and alluring appeal to them, especially when they just slide beneath the surface and you are not quite sure what is taking it under. Now, for me, I love float fishing but I am not a fan of miniscule rigs going for species such as roach which, on fisheries, tend to be fairly tiny and can also reach plague proportions. I prefer to catch something that will put a proper bend in the rod, like carp. Accordingly, in late July 2026, I visited Bake Fishery, near Looe in Cornwall, trying for carp with a simple bombarda rig and a waggler rig. This video tells the story of how I got on but it is also accompanied with detailed diagrams on the rigs that I used. In addition, I have also put in detailed diagrams on how to make up a hair rig.

Link: https://youtu.be/VO3c8jbmk2g

09/07/2026

Latest video: New Take on the New Zealand Rig

Link: https://youtu.be/YmfTFJKmg7I

The New Zealand rig has gained a lot of popularity over here and, while it is great for shallow streams, I always thought that it could be adapted and made a lot more useful for the deeper fisheries that we fish in the UK. Take Hatchlands, for example, which, while extremely shallow when compared to the reservoirs, is still a lot deeper than the shallow streams and tiny rivers for which the tackle was first invented. After a little thought, I decided to turn it into a sliding tackle, which had several advantages over the original rig, even though you have to put together a dedicated – but dead easy to tie – fly. This video shows how to make both the fly and the new rig, how to fish it and how it worked when Rafa and I tried it out at Hatchlands Trout Farm at Rattery, near Dartington.

The New Zealand rig has gained a lot of popularity over here and, w...

22/06/2026

New video
(Goes live at 9.30 pm, Monday, 22nd June 2026.)

Link: https://youtu.be/KDRNq7vsejw

My friends from Baywater Anglers and I had a wonderful boat trip in May so, when it came time to step aboard African Queen for our June excursion from Dartmouth, we were really looking forward to it, especially as I had been collecting prawns for the bass. The question was, of course, whether it would be as good as May’s trip, which would be hard as Alan had given us an exceptional day, as he so often does. This video tells the story of our trip, together with some underwater footage on the Skerries, some more general catch reports from other trips and the start of my new investigation into adding spoons to tackle intended for plaice. Could they be tweaked to improve my catches even further?

I hope you have a lovely day and I wish you all the best!

Martyn Green, Devon Fishing Guides
Angling Trust Level 4 Coach Assessor & Level 2 Coarse, Game and Sea Fishing Coach

11/06/2026

New Video: Making a Mullet Spinner (Quick Change Variety)

Link (Goes live at 7.00am, 11th June, 2026): https://youtu.be/GZZtV9R-6kk

Following on from my video on spinning for thin-lipped grey mullet, I thought that I would share with you a short video on how to make a quick change mullet spinner for yourself. All of the materials – with the exception of a tail rubber and your own choice of beads - are available from Spintec - https://www.spintec.co.uk/ - and, with a few basic tools, can quickly be assembled into a neat, really effective little spinner. Just add a 4 inch trace baited with ragworm and you are good to go! (If you want to go one step further for the best trace possible, just watch the original video to see how they are easily made with a bimini twist.)

All the best and I hope you have a lovely day!

Martyn Green, Devon Fishing Guides

05/06/2026

Link: https://youtu.be/B7Y4ACvHie8

Just a very short video today, looking at my 'extended' up and over leger, which I have found to be very good for both casting and fishing for a variety of species generally. It is also easy to put together since you don't need to make anything yourself - everything is available either in tackle shops or on eBay.

With a long established history, leger tackle is very effective and can be adapted to distance casting quite easily, which gave rise to the original ‘up and over' leger. However, while I have always liked the rig, I have, over the years, been a bit disappointed in how many times it tangled. Consequently, I set out to make it a little more efficient while also keeping it nice and simple. This is the result, an ‘Extended’ Up and Over Leger which is streamlined, very resistant to tangles and able to be easily made up from bought bits and pieces. Hopefully it will spark a few ideas and prove to be useful. I hope you enjoy watching it and, if you would like to leave it a like or a comment, perhaps share it or even subscribe to my channel, that would be very much appreciated.

All the best and I hope you have a lovely day!

Martyn Green

30/05/2026

New Video: Spinning for Thin-Lipped Grey Mullet

Link: https://youtu.be/78vmcZMsfyE (Goes live at midnight, 31st May, 2026)

I don’t often go after mullet. I used to, when I was younger, but for the last few years I just haven’t got round to it. So, when my young friend Rafa was hankering after having a go at catching some thin-lipped grey mullet, I thought ‘well, why not?’ Consequently, I made a few spoons – using materials that I purchased from a website called Spintec – and, in the process, decided to address some of the problems that I had faced in the past, where the mullet spinner tangled up far more than I liked. This time however, with a few tweaks to improve its performance, the spinner worked perfectly, especially when I paired it up with some extra short traces tied using the bimini twist. (If you think that it is a complicated super knot, it isn’t. Super, yes, complicated? No, Not with the handy little tool that is always in my tackle box!) Next stop: Stoke Gabriel!

All the best and I hope you have a lovely day!

Martyn Green, Devon Fishing Guides