Fishing Coach · led by Coach Willy

Fishing courses that make you a better angler, one skill at a time

Each course is 3–5 practical steps with a task, common mistakes, check questions and a printable worksheet. Coach Willy is a virtual AI coach, he knows almost everything!

Coach Willy

77 courses available now. Free members choose any one available course per calendar month (UK time). Angler Plus opens all available courses forever.

New skills every week

One new course a week for each of carp, coarse, fly and predator — here’s what’s coming over the next two months. Released courses stay in the full list below.

Just released: deep dives

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Week of 12 Oct

  • carpWhy fish become difficult to catch: pressure, learning and selection

    Complete guide

  • coarseReading a river in three dimensions

    Complete guide

  • flyThe underwater food web for fly anglers

    Complete guide

  • predatorThe predator's temperature map

    Complete guide

Week of 19 Oct

  • carpMoon phases: science or myth for carp anglers?

    Complete guide

  • coarseThe great silverfish migration: where roach and bream go in winter

    Complete guide

  • flyThe science of the drift

    Complete guide

  • predatorFollow the prey: predators and their food

    Complete guide

Week of 26 Oct

  • carpThe mechanics of feeding: inside a carp's mouth

    Complete guide

  • coarseCanal ecology: how a canal really works

    Complete guide

  • flyThe trout's energy budget

    Complete guide

  • predatorDo pike have territories?

    Complete guide

Week of 2 Nov

  • carpThe carp's biological clock: daily and seasonal rhythms

    Complete guide

  • coarseUnderstanding bream shoals and feeding

    Complete guide

  • flyAfter-dark sea trout

    Complete guide

  • predatorWhy predators strike

    Complete guide

Week of 9 Nov

  • carpThe vertical carp: understanding midwater behaviour

    Complete guide

  • coarseThe secret life of tench

    Complete guide

  • flySalmon and sea trout migration

    Complete guide

  • predatorUrban predator ecology

    Complete guide

Week of 16 Nov

  • carpWeedbeds: the ecology of carp hotspots

    Complete guide

  • coarseCommercial fisheries: biology under high stocking

    Complete guide

  • flyChalkstreams vs spate rivers

    Complete guide

  • predatorThe search for exceptional pike

    Complete guide

Week of 23 Nov

  • carpPressured carp after dark

    Complete guide

  • coarseMatch fishing as decision science

    Complete guide

  • flyThermal limits of trout and grayling

    Complete guide

  • predatorPredator welfare: recovery and release

    Complete guide

Week of 30 Nov

  • carpThe economics of feeding: when more bait means fewer bites

    Complete guide

  • coarseCrayfish, nuisance fish and competition for food

    Complete guide

  • flyWhat triggers a hatch?

    Complete guide

  • predatorZander location through the seasons

    Complete guide

21 of 77 courses

All fishing · advancedAvailable

Rising and falling rivers: the complete science

You'll finish with: river gauge log and hydrograph comparison sheet.

5 steps · bankside

predator · advancedAvailable

Pike vs zander: two predators, two different hunting systems

You'll finish with: pike and zander id card and capture log.

5 steps · bankside

All fishing · advancedAvailable

The perch feeding switch: from bugs to fish

You'll finish with: perch diet and conditions log.

5 steps · bankside

All fishing · improverAvailable

Underwater optics: Snell's window, colour loss and what fish really see

You'll finish with: approach and colour-test log.

4 steps · bankside

All fishing · advancedAvailable

Thermoclines, wind and oxygen: why banker swims suddenly die

You'll finish with: depth-temperature and wind log.

4 steps · bankside

All fishing · improverAvailable

Barometric pressure, swim bladders and how fish sense the world

You'll finish with: pressure-and-conditions log.

4 steps · bankside

All fishing · improverAvailable

Complete Guide to Fish Biology and How it Impacts Your Catch Rate

You'll finish with: conditions log sheet and fish-sign checklist.

5 steps · bankside

predator · beginnerAvailable

Start pike fishing responsibly: your first planned session

You'll finish with: first-pike preparation and handling checklist.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Winter pike: location and disciplined session decisions

You'll finish with: winter pike planning pack.

4 steps · bankside

predator · beginnerAvailable

Find perch and control your soft-plastic presentation

You'll finish with: perch coverage and retrieve log.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

River predator fishing: read flow and cover useful water

You'll finish with: river predator observation worksheet.

4 steps · bankside

predator · beginnerAvailable

Lure fishing: choose depth and retrieve before changing lure

You'll finish with: retrieve and depth comparison card.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Canal perch: build a mobile search plan

You'll finish with: private canal coverage planner.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Start zander fishing: understand access, location and presentation

You'll finish with: zander permissions and observation pack.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Drop-shot perch: control depth and movement

You'll finish with: depth-control practice card.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Deadbait pike: organise the session and respond promptly

You'll finish with: session organisation and response checklist.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Spring and summer perch: adapt habitat and presentation

You'll finish with: seasonal perch observation card.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Lure casting accuracy around structure

You'll finish with: accuracy practice and structure assessment card.

4 steps · bankside

predator · improverAvailable

Predator blanks: diagnose presentation and coverage gaps

You'll finish with: blank-session troubleshooting worksheet.

4 steps · bankside

predator · beginnerAvailable

Pike tackle that keeps you and the fish safe

You'll finish with: pike kit checklist and trace-check card.

4 steps · at home

predator · improverAvailable

Jerkbait fishing for pike: build a controlled glide-and-pause action

You'll finish with: jerkbait action-testing and retrieve practice card.

4 steps · bankside

Learn a skill, catch more fish

Each course walks you through one thing properly in a few steps — tying a hair rig that actually hooks carp, getting the method feeder spot on, finding winter perch or casting further without tangles. You get the kit list, the rig, the bait and a practice drill to take to the bank.

Every course has a free step-1 sample you can read right here, no sign-up needed. Free members unlock one full course a month; Angler Plus opens all available courses forever, with Willy on hand to answer questions as you go.