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Thank you so much Mark and Bill ❤️

The very first site went live in 1998 Dave so we're looking at our quarter century anniversary next year 🤯 Quite amazing that a website can be 25 years old!!

Hi all, I just want to wish all contributors and visitors to BFW a very happy Christmas. Thank you for all the support and for keeping this site vibrant, interesting and civilised. Huge thanks as always to the BFW team who keep things running smoothly for little thanks or appreciation, this...

Hi everyone, I've just made the charity donations from BFW to Macmillan and Cancer Research. The money has come from new members joining the site and also @Derek Funcks and @Eddie Bray who donated separately. BFW absorbed all card processing costs and added a little extra. The total raised...

Fabulous Anthony, many thanks indeed. I'm often in need of techy help so will certainly drop you a line. The issue on Sunday was a major outage at my hosts so completely out of my hands. Thanks, Andy F

Apologies for the downtime today everyone, we had some hosting issues that have taken a while to resolve. Thanks for your patience. Andy F

Glad it made it to you safely Stephen :)

Thanks for the order Joe - your book is going in today's post :) Cheers, Andy F

Hi all, The chap that produced this short video emailed me today asking for some promotion and I thought it worthy of posting on the forum: Cheers, Andy F

Hi all, I've recently produced an angling related website for a lovely chap called Tom Bankes who many will have heard of. Tom has recently published a fantastic book called 'Sticklebacks to Throwing Sticks' and has two more on the way. I now have stock of the book in the BFW Shop for anyone...

Hi all, Just a note to say that I now have more BFW Spoppers in stock: https://barbel.co.uk/product/spopper/ A bit more expensive than the Korum ones, but better quality ;) Cheers, Andy F

I'm really gutted to read this news. Keith was one of BFW's earliest members and I remember him offering me masses of help and advice in the early days. A true gentleman. RIP Keith - you will be greatly missed. Andy F

Good luck everyone. I’m hoping to be on the banks of the Wye in the coming week. Tomorrow could well be tench…

Hi all, I've just listed a couple of freshly built, matching ipowers in the shop. Available separately or as a pair: https://barbel.co.uk/product/bfw-i-power-2lb-tc-12-2-matching-rods/ Let me know if you're interested as payment can also be made by bank transfer. Cheers, Andy F

What tragic news - his poor family. So young as well. It certainly encourages you to appreciate life as none of us know what's round the corner. RIP Chris.

Hi all, Welcome to our latest advertiser Dawley Estates on the River Wye who have a new listing with us in our Barbel Directory: https://barbel.co.uk/barbel-directory/barbel-fisheries/#wye Cheers, Andy

Not sure why we'd turn off commenting on this thread, unless things get out of hand, which I'm sure they won't as we're such a civilised and well mannered bunch :)

I now have 15 more black Spoppers in stock for anyone that wants one... https://barbel.co.uk/home/shop/

Come on!!! Don't be shy...?

Hi all, After a few great old photos appearing in the BFW Gallery over the past couple of days, I thought I'd start a thread encouraging members to show off their first ever barbel (I've a feeling we may have done one before but I can't find it). Here's mine; a Bristol Avon fish caught in...