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Recent content by Adam King

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    If You Could Offer One Tip...

    Sorry I just realised that I rambled on there a bit. My one tip is Barbel are far from stupid, so avoid unnecessary casts, back lead (where possible) and accurately feed.
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    If You Could Offer One Tip...

    Barbel love the day time, but what they hate is anglers casting on top of their heads . They also hate fishing line and their reaction to bait when fishing line is introduced can change dramatically. They are also eating machines and will travel all over the river, even in the middle of...
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    Daylight hours fishing.

    I love daytime fishing and personally I have caught very few barbel at night compared to the numbers that I have caught in the day leading up to dusk (with the last hour being the golden hour). I would say get on the maggots, hemp and casters. The difference in catch rates can be huge, however...
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    Some basic advice.

    My number 1 bit of advice for the Trent would be to look for rolling Barbel at dawn and dusk, if there is a decent head of Barbel in the stretch it should soon be obvious what swims they are in. Tactics maggots/casters and hemp in the day depending on there being good water clarity and in the...
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    Proposed Destruction on the Upper Avon

    Hi all I returned yesterday from holiday to find the thread below on my Facebook feed. I’m shocked in this day and age that a council is considering destroying an area of natural beauty, so that boaters can chug up and down the river, in their diesel fuelled engines, for an extra few miles...
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    Bait and wait ?

    Hi Joe Both a friend and I have done well on the bait and wait approach. My approach is roughly as follows: Length of time waiting Its dependant on the time of time year; at the start of the season, I think an hour would be sufficient, however, as the weeks pass, and the Barbel have...
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    Looking for a new water

    I would suggest the River Nene on the pdaa ticket: Peterborough And District Angling Association - PDAA - Welcome to the Frontpage. Chance of both a big fish and getting a few bites. Very well bailiffed as well. Adam
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    Abstraction Reform

    Dear all, Defra are currently carrying a consultation with a view to reforming water abstraction in this country. Everybody is free to participate in this consultation and it can be found here: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/abstraction-reform/consult_view thanks Adam
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    The EA seeks your views for river basin management plan

    Hi guys, This my first post on this site. I lifted the following from another website: The Environment Agency (EA) Challenges and Choices consultation is an important step leading up to the creation of updated river basin management plans to protect and improve the water environment...
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