Recent content by Phil Nixon

Great fish, I consider all barbel fully decent.

Wonder if they caught anything!

Done, many thanks Andy

I am sure when/if it is verified it will be added to the respective list, I don't think it is cloak and dagger it's just a set of checks to make sure it is genuine and has been weighed correctly. Not certain but regarding national list I believe they meet once a year to discuss all potential...

Good luck Tom, my wife has ahd both hers done and is fine.

First trip yesterday on Hampshire Avon, 4 chub and a small barbel, not pleasant in the hot conditions and suffering for it today. River desperately needs some rain and I need some cloud.

I use alarms all the time for the safety of the fish, you can't watch the tip all the time and if you are looking away and a barbel takes off it could find a snag and become tethered.

They suspect that the birds died from Avian flu as they have found swans and other birds dead in the harbour, latest is the police are not investigating the deaths. Not good news but better than human intervention causing the deaths.

Shimano X Aero FB latest and best 4000 size from Shimano.

Set up is fine, same as mine for coming season except Torrix 1.75lb or 2.0lb.

Never found out why road was closed again as next day was re-opened, maybe a training exercise for the bollard placers!!!.

The gas works that took place dug up the cycleway that was less than 2 years old (at great expense) now looks like a patchwork quilt.

Spot on Graham, they have surpassed themselves this weekend, the gas board have had one side of the road where I live shut for 3 weeks. Yesterday they took the roadworks off as they told me it was finished. This morning took the dogs out no problem, by 15-00 the road was shut again, be...

Agree Jon, not sure how much I would have paid Graham to have taken that reel off me.

Can tell it's old Graham as Christchurch is now in Dorset not Hampshire, changed counties in 1974, doesn't seem it but over 50 years ago.