Category Archives: Fishing

Tales of Nelson the One-Eyed Barbel

Wow! Haven’t updated the blog for ages! Not a great deal to catch up on the angling front to be fair. Main “event” since the last update was a week on the Severn with Andy back in September. It was … Continue reading

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Things Ain’t Going Right

It’s been a funny old season so far. I’ve put a few barbel in the net, but I’ve lost around 1 in every 3 that I’ve hooked. And it’s been for a mix of reasons – hook pulls, snags, line … Continue reading

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River Season Kicks Off

18th June, River Kennet. Weather: On the cool side, mostly overcast, windy. River: Low, clear(ish) Arrived: 16.00, Left: 23.00 First trip of the new season, great to be back on the rivers again after the unsuccessful attempts to catch a … Continue reading

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Still Can’t Catch a Carp

Well I still can’t sort out those crafty canal carp. Had another crack at the GU yesterday, trying to see if I could break in my new carp rods, and to experiment with a new bait, but it wasn’t to … Continue reading

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Can’t Catch Crafty Canal Carp

To escape from Royal Wedding hysteria, I had a go at catching a carp from the GU on Friday, giving me the opportunity to try out my new super-duper - or actually rather cheap – new carp rods and bite alarms. … Continue reading

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Tackle Time

Just ordered myself a couple of new custom-built rods to take to the bank next season. Both are hand-built by Bob Gill of Angling Innovations. I already own a pair of BFW i-Powers built by Bob and they are lovely … Continue reading

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New Loddon PB for Andy

Just found out that Andy’s had a new Loddon P.B. barbel of 12.12. Silly sod found out that his camera batteries had died and he didn’t have any spares. That was a lesson that I also learned the hard way some … Continue reading

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New Barbel Association?

Seems there is a new organisation for barbel anglers being launched, The Association of Barbel Fishers. Very early days yet, but is this another nail in the coffin for the Barbel Society?

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Wye oh Wye

Andy and I went on an exploratory trip to a stretch of the Wye near Hereford yesterday. Weather-wise, we didn’t choose the best day for it, as the day started with the first real frost of the autumn. Not exactly … Continue reading

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Severn Up

Had a week on the Severn with my mate Andy. We fished on a number of the B.A.A. venues between Bridgnorth and Bewdley. The river was running coloured all week, which made swim selection more difficult as we didn’t know … Continue reading

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