Recent content by Paul Bullinger

Whilst not a fan of Water Co's at all, I have to say I was impressed with a leak repair I reported recently. A couple of weeks ago I noticed water bubbling out of a pavement near a parade of shops. Thinking that a shop keeper would report it, I didn't do anything. However, a week later, whilst...

Good for Fergal and his club, but the issue of water extraction, pollution, non-investment in reservoirs etc is now so huge that it will take years for things to improve. As with most things that are bad about the human race, greed is at the heart of the problem. Foreign owned water companies...

Talking of bulls, I'm just glad the river was between me and this fella! 😂

I love my barbel fishing but because I live in Norfolk where they no longer exist (apart from some rumours of single fish) I have to travel to catch them. However, what we do have here are The Broads and the networks of rivers connecting them. Yesterday I spent a wonderful few hours on the Bure...

I guess there's a "morality" issue here as well as personal information security? So many items these days are made in "sweat shops" which to us in the affluent West would be abhorrent. However in many communities its the only way to support a family. Difficult choice, to buy or not to buy from...

I know there has been some discussion about this on-line retailer before but I hadn't looked at their website until today. I was chatting to my sister-in-law today about Temu as she ordered a bread bin (!) from them. It took a month to arrive from China and when she got she reckoned it was so...

Just to put a different "spin" on this topic: I live in Norfolk. We used to have barbel in the Wensum and occasionally one would turn up in the Upper Bure. After the mass release of otters in Bungay years ago, the barbel have been wiped out. So, to satisfy my desire to catch whiskers I travel to...

This whole question of DO (dissolved oxygen) levels is fundamental to running a fishery and understanding how it affects fish welfare. Our small club in Norfolk have had to get to grips with this as we nearly lost all our fish a few years ago when DO levels crashed. The EA stepped in and saved...

Since putting up this post I have become rather obsessed with comparing different makes of wading trousers. It is true (as in most cases) "you get what you pay for", but one thing that I'm struggling with is the lack of technical information on retailers websites. In particular "breathability"...

Some good advise on here, so thanks to you all. I guess, as Kevin says, "you get what you pay for". However, the price point of some of the high end wading trousers are way beyond my means. I have also realised the importance of breathability when it comes to waders (chest or waist) particularly...

I realise this may be a little "self-indulgent", but I wrote a book about this very subject a few years ago. It's available on Amazon or through any good bookseller (by order) It's called "Reeling Back the Years" by Paul Bullinger ISBN 978-1-0358262-2-3. It seems that the sentiments expressed...

Done and thanks for highlighting this issue 👍

Last night I went to watch Sir David Attenborough's new film "Ocean" which was showing at our local cinema. Put quite simply, it's a thought provoking, sobering film that I think Barbel Forum members would like to watch. Without giving too much away, it shows the interaction between humans, the...

I wanted to ask Forum members their views on wading trousers (as opposed to chest waders) I did search Forum History but the last post I could see about this subject was in 2017. Does anyone use them and if so, are they any good? I have a pair of chest waders but I don't always need the fuller...

I've said it before on this forum, commercials have role to play (getting youngsters into fishing for a start) but, let's be honest, nothing can beat river fishing! June 16th can't come quick enough for me!