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    Big Cat sightings

    Blaze on freeview showed ‘Big Cat Britain Declassified’ yesterday afternoon. It’s available on catch-up if you have the app downloaded if anyone’s interested.
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    River Wye conditions

    Thanks Graham, I will have a look on hdaa fb page and see what I can find. 👍
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    River Wye conditions

    Never fished the Wye before and Just received my Hereford & district membership, can someone please let me know if conditions are any good for a bit of float fishing for chub/silvers over next couple of days? I’ve looked at the levels but it’s near 90 mile round trip, I have bread and maggots😀...
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    Big Cat sightings

    Around 2008 I saw a black cat while walking my springer walking along a hedgerow 25yds in front of me in a field of barley. All I saw was the top of the back and it’s long tail with the big cat curl on the end, it’s coat was black and shiny. I didn’t see it’s head, I only saw it for a few...
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    Chasing chub....

    Lovely photos Ian
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    A very nostalgic film

    Anybody found anymore little gems on YouTube to watch? I’ve found all the early John Wilson Go Fishing I enjoy all the old stuff pre sponsorships
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    A very nostalgic film

    Great watch!
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    Fish In Warks Avon. Update

    👍 thanks Graham
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    BFW Fish In. Warks Avon 23/4 September

    If you have spaces, yes please Graham
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    Helping Barbel that are having difficulty recovering

    I for one am grateful that some people care to pass on tips to help us anglers. Doesn’t mean we will all go and fish when conditions are not favourable, I’ve been angling on and off for 30yrs and still prepared to learn, on reading this post will help me care for fish better. I caught my first...
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    Helping Barbel that are having difficulty recovering

    Great info this, I fish the deeper, slower reaches of the Severn and wavon where the flow is never at my feet. I’ve held on to fish for what feels like 10-15 mins before they kick off, will definitely be trying this…thanks
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    Feel angry, sad and frustrated

    20th March and only 15,577 signatures!
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    Pike

    Well done Richard, cracking pike!
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    Rolling fish question

    I was fishing the Warwickshire Avon, the whole stretch is 7footish deep and evenly paced, it must have happened a few minutes after a cast, maybe a hour after I started, the fish surfaced like a dolphin once and a few seconds later a mass of bubbles then nothing. Thought at the time it must...
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    Rolling fish question

    Thanks for everyones help, Makes sense that fish leap or crash out probably to dislodge parasites, And just rolling and taking a big gulp of air to clean the gills out, Maybe a little bit of fun… But have to agree with Mike, it’s got to be ‘the Barbel version of the Two fingered salute’ 🏆
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