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This study got a mention on the local news & is another issue probably, but interesting reading nonetheless: https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/research/prescription-drugs-contaminate-york-rivers/

I came across this website recently & it will be of interest to anyone who followed his writing & exploits: http://dickwalker.co.uk/ It`s put together very well.

Mine seem pretty happy in some old horse muck - it`s been too cold for any breeding I think but hopefully they might get active now it`s warming up a bit.

I`m really sorry to hear nothing positive has happened. I see from the gauge at Crakehill that the level must be close to being back to normal now, but I suppose that means the weir at Crakehill will not be so easy to cross even going downstream. It must mean it can`t move further up though. I...

Any developments at Topcliffe?

I got something similar years ago from Fastnet - http://www.fastnetsports.com/salmon-gye-landing-net.html If you give them a ring they be able to help out. I see a lot of their complete nets seem to be on sale at the moment & look like a real bargain to me. As an alternative there is Redport...

He won`t be very popular at Topcliffe - the last one which stayed on the Ouse met a grisly end.

I`ve had a go with this chap`s way with bread & it seems effective & gives confidence the bait`s still there at the end of a trot: http://idlersquest.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/my-way-with-bread.html Might be worth a try.

Selling up some of my stuff & wonder if there is any interest here rather than resorting to Ebay. Hardy 10` No.2 spinning rod in hardly use condition - it had a handful of outings for pike on the Swale. I`ve checked it over very carefully & have only found 3 tiny marks to the varnish. I have...

Well worth a visit - a Leeds book will give you some pleasant areas with access to good fishing but at peak times can be busy. I`m out of date with day tickets but sure there will be some. Have a look at this & his other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lebjqEy6inQ

This isn`t too bad for weight & is certainly comfy: http://www.carp-porter.com/product.php?id=15 The adjustable legs are very handy & the rear frame can be folded up for even steeper banks.

Managed to get fixed up so must get out & give it ago.

Maybe one of you older members might be interested in this Mitchell Match – it is in very good overall condition, runs very well. Nice snappy bale arm. Anti-reverse in place. Some little sections of paint loss on the foot & around the rear of the body, but overall pretty smart. I can include a...

Looking for something 15 - 17ft range for chub trotting, so not as beefy as a barbel rod but a bit heavier than a `silvers` type match rod. If you`ve got something suitable please let me know. Not too bothered about age or a bit of flaking varnish as long as it`s decent quality & free from...

I had one on the bank at Naburn lock about 4 years ago, it had got tangled up on the hooklength - I did inform the EA but they didn`t seem too concerned. It was 9" across the legs - it lost a leg in the untangling process, scuttled off & dropped back in. A neighbouring angler enquired `what...

Well done - I fished there 40 years ago & it was such a lovely spot. Nice to think it`s still there. We`ve got those blooming turbine things stuck on some of the Yorks rivers - I don`t approve!

I used some 22mm plastic pipe, (which is very cheap) & timber `hangers` about 12" long to make a sort of upside-down roof rack across the garage. Hangers fixed to the joists, pipe running through holes near the end of the hangers. If you fix the pipe about 4 feet apart you just reach up & place...

Well I retired to the East Yorkshire coast. The coarse fishing is the worst I have ever experienced in 55 years. As for barbel - I`ve actually given up.....

Not sure if this is common knowledge but came across this & it will give info on water quality & management for your river catchment: http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/ You can see a breakdown of which factors may be influencing the quality of a river. I had a look at the...

You might be lucky on maggotdrowning.com - some waggler rods in the classifieds or you could put in a wanted ad. Hope you get something suitable.