In this second installment covering Guy Elson's trip to Costa Rica while filming for his new Rod and a Rucksack film project, he tells us how his trip ends on days 4 and 5 spent chasing tarpon and other tropical species. Read how he gets towed for 2 hours by a 7 foot giant herring!!!

EXTRA - Also check inside for an exclusive first look at the video trailer for Rod and a Rucksack and find out how you could be joining Guy on a return trip to Tarpon Paradise in 2009!

"There's a saying - 90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the anglers. The objective of the Essential Skills series is to make this more democratic."

Today we begin a new series of product reviews working our way over the next few months through the "Essential Skills with Oliver Edwards" library of DVDs. By taking a look at each individual disc in turn we hope you will better be able to decide whether you wish to purchase the whole collection or perhaps just those that relate to the style of fishing you wish to learn or study more.

A bonus is that we have received some very nice self-contained clips from each of the DVD's that are worth watching in their own right for the information they contain. There are two clips inside...

Check out this new 4 minute movie from WhereWiseMenFish showcasing the beautiful waters of Irelands River Mourne and the Baronscourt Estate.

Fresh Atlantic salmon and the best of Irish hospitality - what more could you ask for!?

You've seen the pictures, now see the video! Yes the boys at Loop and the Fish Bums have been back to the infamous "Jurassic Lake" in Argentina and this time brought back some amazing video showing of both the magnificent quality of the huge rainbow trout resident there and the conditions you can expect!

Once you have watched, then find out how YOU could be in Argentina in March next year fishing for sea trout with Eoin Fairgrieve in association with Loop and Fish&Fly with the chance to add time at Jurassic Lake also!

Canadian based TV and internet company "The World Fishing Network" or WFN as they are better known specialise in fishing based programming only as their name would suggest. We will be working together over the coming months on some joint ideas and promotions so watch this space.

For now have a look at a small sample of the sort of programming they offer in the player inside.....

Often heralded as one of THE great fly fishing destinations in the world, this DVD from New Zealand based Intrepid Angler aims to provide the viewer with a taster of what they can expect when they set foot off the plane. Fly fishing nirvana? About as close as you can get I reckon. Check out the trailer inside  - you'll feel like you should be wearing your polarised glasses just to watch it!

Charles Rangeley-Wilson will be familiar to you from his BBC series - 'The Accidental Angler'. This new movie following his exploits in trying to track down his dream fish - a double-figure Bahamian bonefish - is from the other end of the production scale. One fisherman, one cameraman and a one big adventure in the outlying islands of the Bahamas, interacting with the locals and including a big slice of local culture along the way.

We already shared news of this new movie from "Chasing Silver" producer Jamie Howard back in June along with the first trailer - now check out this second selection of clips for more action from the California Delta of this brilliant new film covering fly fishing and regular fishing for that enigmatic US icon - the largemouth black bass!