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Cool, thanks for that Chris. I tell you what though mate, i reckon theres still a fair few fish in there.

Well Chris, i gave up on the Ouse about a year and a half ago because it started to feel that way. You make a good point. Its been hard for a while but there are a fair few fish left, As i say, different locations would be good. Im also very happy catching big chub and perch. May i ask which...

Thanks Stephen. Choices, choices!! Will keep the verulam ticket and prob vauxhall. Considering nnac and newport pagnell.

Checked out Newport, they have Sherington. Looks pretty and good value.

Thanks Howard, ah yes Turvey! Anyone here fish there? Dont know newton. I remember fishing a stretch of Pavenham as a boy, think it was ampthill ac, but never thought of it as a classic barbel stretch. I know the stretches i fish are probably enough and maybe nowhere else will produce more fish...

Hi guys, dont know if i should have put this in the rivers section, but here goes... I am a member of vauxhall and verulam ac. Can anyone name any other clubs with barbely sections of the upper ouse that might be worth looking at this season? Anyone had a look at Adams mill lately? Dont need...

I live in Luton and the lea runs through a field at the back of my house. I travel about 8 miles or so to fish it as my local stretch only holds sticklebacks and the odd shoal of gudgeon, well it did...it was bone dry most of the summer. Very sad

Better get quite a few of those in for the ouse. Richie

I agree guys. I've got three little kids and am a working musician. I need to practice loads(atleast 3 hours a day + teach) and play with the kids and spend time with my wife. My work is in the afternoons/evenings mostly and she works during the day. In the summer months when the days are longer...

On the lea this season caught about 6 ducks in 2 sesions. They fight like wimps compared to barbel. Got them on maggots on 3lb line. I really felt sorry for them though. Most were hooked in the bill, one in the tongue though-ouch! richie

My blood is boiling! Need a moment to calm down after this....... Richie

Good stories. My first was taken fishing the great ouse with my dad when i was 12 or 13, 20 odd years ago. I remember trotting hemp and tares all day catching dace and roach when the float buried and i was attached to something that would not come up. After a good battle she was mine-a lovely...

While in southampton for my brothers wedding earlier this year i thought i'd take a cheeky look at the royalty. Drove the family the short distance to christchurch but instead of finding the avon had to spend the rest of the day on the beach with the kids buying endless ice creams. Still...

I have taken barbel, trotting, on just a shiny hook with no bait on it while testing my float shotting. Infact, only last year i took my kids out with a friend of theirs for a days stick float fishing and did just that-first cast unbaited shiny hook, a few minutes later first barbel. Must make a...

Next field mate. I havent seen you in the hat yet. Next time we meet on the bank i'll be disapointed if you dont resemble sherlock. Richie

Yes Haydn and i found an upper double dead barbel there which seemed to be lacking a head or most of. As for hats i go with the leather australian bush ranger look. You should get a deer stalker. richie

To be honest, even though i once enjoy cf more than mant other mags, there comes a point when you've read it all and has been stated before theres only so many times you can re-invent the wheel and all that. Reading about fishing does,for the most part, bore me to tears these days unless its...

:(Sad news Fred, that was a magazine i remember reading when i was a young boy and one of the only magazines i still occasionaly buy. Richie

Dave, you've got to get into the spirit of the board mate. Either be constructive, if not then bloody funny, or why post something like that? Richie