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A lot of wise words there Paul. Confidence is VERY important in any fishing situation. Also not following the crowd and doing your own thing. I do a lot of experimenting and come to my own conclusions which are often very different to others. I fish the middle Trent so catching under willow...

I use normal nylon line for mainline and hook lengths. Berkley Big Game 12lb main and Berkley Trilene xl 10lb hook link. In my opinion there is no need for braid or coated braid or combi rigs. I catch plenty of barbel, chub, bream and even big roach on normal 10lb and a further advantage is...

I use Pallatrax gripz wide gape in sizes 8 and 10. Bank tackle wide gape are highly thought of as well.

I have stood in the river in exactly the same place you used to fish and did the same as you also. Had some great sport from barbel and chub. Sometimes, in Autumn, I would put a pike rod in, towards the weir on float legered sardine. It is still a great stretch and ideal for a confidence boost...

The EA use barbel and chub from Ladypit Farm (Nabbs Island) to breed from at their Calverton fish farm. Female fish are marked with a blue dye spot on their underside every time they are removed. I have caught barbel with up to three dye spots on them. Last winter I spoke to someone who had...

I don't know about mitten crabs but Scunthorpe have some good stretches of the tidal. Some are hardly fished. I was going to investigate and then joined Nottingham Piscatorials instead. They also have Ladypit Farm which is great for a confidence boost when you are not catching. Not many big...

I remember reading that fish spawning is related to daylight hours as well as temperature.

Used to fish it in the late 80s and 90s and caught plenty of chub and barbel. Don't know what it is like nowadays though. Fast and narrow with plenty of features.

I agree with Richard. I caught barbel from 16th June last year on pellets and boilies with NO pre-baiting. This on a stretch of river that no one else was as well (pretty sure about that).

Hi Rob, I used to be a Nottingham Fed member. Have fished Clifton bridge and the viaduct stretches. In my opinion there are much better areas. Clifton bridge used to produce the odd big fish but it is not so good now. Similar for the viaduct and there are loads of beam there as well. Notts...

I know exactly what you mean Steve. I packed in match fishing in about 2010 to concentrate on sea fishing (beach and rock) and it was a massive difference, using huge hooks and heavy lines to catch relatively small fish. 3/0 hooks to 30lb line was common for 12oz whiting and 2lb codling. Then...

It is not just waste water treatment chemicals that end up in rivers. What about household detergents and other household products. And that is a fact! Why don't you try tasting Trent water? I have!!! Must be fooking mental. 🤣

This is my security. He doesn't like strangers in his home!

I'm impressed as well John. Great picture. Great fish as well!

You can see the picture if you put the phone screen side round and flip the direction of picture take. Sorry for my lack of technical language!! 😀

It works fine on my Samsung Galaxy S8. It also gives you a few seconds after the whistle to compose a cheesy grin!

Try the whistle camera app. Someone told me about it on the river bank. I'll be using it along with a phone holder and bank stick adaptor in the new season.

I have the bib and brace in large and the coat in xl from two years ago. I am an average sort of size, not really a large but the smaller sizes were too tight. They have both been excellent, still being completely waterproof. Last year I bought replacements, expecting to be using them by now...

The dl 6000 is the perfect size for the Trent. I have used these for the past two years and have just upgraded to XT 6000 RBs which are exactly the same size.

My float tube is a cut down rod tube to accommodate my longest Avon float. I don't carry that many floats. Don't feel the need.