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Photos from a walk this morning along the river Teme at Broadwas: The last photo shows evidence of animal and human out of season fishing activity:

Fact: Otters live in rivers, lakes, canals etc. Fact: River otters eat 15% to 20% of their total body weight each day. A large male may consume as much as 11 kg (25 lb.) of food daily. Fact: I see otters nearly everytime I go fishing nowadays whereas I never saw one at all a few years ago...

Salmon Fisherman at Diglis Weir on the river Severn below Worcester.

I am amazed it withstood the recent floods, there is a bmx bike track been created next to it so it could be kids but there is also 2 wheelbarrows chained to a tree also so not sure but it is well constructed and is beneath a busy road bridge.

It is amazing what you come across when walking the riverbanks, river Teme above Powick:

Best I have ever had is the now discontinued lone angler one but the Gardner is also very good

I have the Korum lightweight but don't find it that comfortable so most of the time I use one of these which are ideal for roving but not so sure if you have a bad back : https://ukmcpro.co.uk/products/mil-tec-folding-camping-stool

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Thanks Terry, yes if you can keep a tightish line with a barbless hook even when in a snag and time it just right when to slacken off and when to put the pressure back on I agree you have a good chance of landing the fish. I think the areas you are referring to are more of a hook and hold on...

Another thought came to mind in that most times when I get snagged is not when I have a fish attached but when retrieving to change baits and get caught in a snag so it is important to bear this in mind because if you pull for a break in these circumstances and the line snaps you are effectively...

Just a tip, for a very free running lead attachment I have been using these pulley rig beads with a snap link attached for the last few years, I find they are great. If you want a weak link attachment just use a short weak length of line between snap link and lead.

Quite a lot of discussion on this post. Whatever rig you use there are some essential things you must ensure it does if you get snagged so that a fish is not left dragging a lead or long length of line around with a hook in it's mouth. If the lead gets snagged you can pull to release the lead by...

I did read somewhere that a fox will kill an Otter if the opportunity arises but otherwise they have no natural predators: Other mammal remains occasionally reported in Red fox diets include otter (Lutra lutra), stoat (Mustela erminea), weasel (Mustela nivalis), deer (including red deer, Cervus...

Joe you only have to google river Otters to get the info: People also ask How big is a full grown otter? A river otter can grow three to four feet (0.9 to 1.2 meters) long including its tail and weigh between 11 and 30 pounds (5 to 14 kilograms). Males are generally larger than females. People...

My catches on the Lower Severn have dropped by 90% this season. Every session I see either Otters or Cormorants or both. The females have 5 young at a time. In Worcester they have been raiding residential ponds taking out the ornamental fish. Here is an Excerpt from Wiki to be aware of : The...

You can stil buy these new: https://www.summerlands-tackle.co.uk/j-w-young-ray-walton-rolling-pin-black-3-8inch.html

Here is another recently published report, very worrying especially in present climate: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210301133628.htm?fbclid=IwAR13dc2-cC6uoLne2-ZrAG_7b8lB0M3P6fxAKTI8qyuzMQueJUo3eeaJo_U

Yes I agree and I have been using some of the Bank Tackle hooks. I much preferred the original Nickel Gardner wide gape talon tip hooks but after they discontinued them they replaced them with the covert version which I am not so keen on. I did manage to buy a large stock of the original ones...