Recent content by Steve Roffey

They definitely move out of the "normal" river, I've seen them pushing through nettles on the part of the bank I would sit on at summer level.

Yes, the Severn, been a few good ones out this winter but hard to pin down where they are with the constant floods.

New PB today 3.11, lost another decent feeling one shortly after.

Sad to hear someone giving up fishing at a pretty early age. Like Colin I'm 76 and still going, been fishing for about 65 years now.

I have some of their over fit polarised glasses that I use over my prescription varifocals, they do work well.

Merry Christmas to all, back from Spain on Saturday for a last few days on the Severn before New Year.

I owned a Chapman 500 for many years bought after my 12 year old self asked the great F J Taylor about them at a fishing show. Had many barbel on it from the Mole back in the 60's before I commissioned a two piece Avon from my local tackle shop, Egginton & Sons. Sadly both those rods are no...

Had that happen to me once on the Severn above Shrewsbury about 40 years ago, absolutely magical!

Apart from the kingfisher perching on my rod the other week it has to be heading to a favourite Mahseer swim on the Kaveri and finding an elephant bathing in it!

Polish garlic sausages is a good alternative.

My favourite is a 13' Prodigy TXL Specialist float, not sure if they're still available? Just acquired a Preston Innovation 14' Absolute which I haven't yet had a barbel on but impressed by the way it handles small carp. It's also a better tool for silvers/grayling.

I used to make up combi rigs using back to back grinner knots, always found them reliable. For the last few seasons I haven't bothered, just using straight mono and no difference to catch rate. I do use the Albrighton knot for attaching leaders to braid when lure fishing in Florida.

I use an app Sensory Voice Selfie on my Android phone, simply say "take my picture" when the shot's lined up.

I used to tie up flexi-rigs with the last 3" being soft braid but for the last several seasons I have used 0.24 Preston Reflo Powerline only. Works fine on the Severn, Wye and Trent.

I have a Pursuit and a Battle that I use for sea fishing in Florida, need a good, reliable clutch for the way fish scream off, never been let down.