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The Late Peter Stone once told me that some of the best Barbel swims on the Thames were above the weirs. TIGHT LINES. pAUL.

Hi everyone, Sorry it has taken me so long to get things organized. Tom Sherwood from the environment agency emailed me this morning and he is happy to participate. So i will confirm dates with all of the people willing to talk at our get together and put some firm dates to you all on this...

Hi Luke, No firm dates yet, it will probably be on a thursday. Either early to late September or mid October Sorry for the delay but i have a carp trip to france mid sept and have been invited to fish Redmire early oct. As soon as dates confirmed i will post them here. Tight lines to all.

Thanks Stuart, My email address is paul.cooper@noc.nhs.uk I spoke to John Everard yesterday and he had the same idea! also a lot of information from the EA regarding otters, crayfish and fish stocks. As soon as dat is confirmed i will let you all know. Thanks and tight lines.

Hi all, I have just spoken to Stuart Morgan and he is up for the meeting so watch this space. Good luck to you all this weekend.

Thanks for all the feedback. The venue will be the Masons Arms in Headington Quarry it is just inside the ringroad on the east side of Oxford which is close to the A40. I will confirm the dates and programme for the evening asap. Tight lines Paul. ps my session on the Thames produced bream...

Hi Andrew, The club ticket you need is Witney AC they have fishing below Newbridge and night fishing is permited and you can park your car next to the river. PB from this stretch is 11lb 11oz. You also have a very good chance of a really big carp and i do mean big. Only downside are the crays...

Hi Chaps, No it is not limited to any one group! as long as you are a barbel angler. There are a lot of barbel anglers in the Oxford area and the only time you see some of them is on the bank. So thought it might be a good idea to have a get together and have a meeting. I am open to ideas...

Would anyone be interested in a Barbel meeting in Oxford!! Date Sept/Oct. 2010 Venue function room in a pub that can hold 50 which i can get for free. Speakers! Guy Rob has given his okay. I will talk to Stuart Morgan and John Everard plus any others that you can suggest. This is just a...

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Hi Paul, Give Glyn a call and he will make the bait to your spec ie soft boilies, paste, chop up's large boilies (30mm plus) and dips. Although he is a carp angler he has caught a good number of barbel out of the Thames in your area. Guy Rob and myself will be using it again this season and we...

Try tel. 07875166467 (Glyn)Three rivers rolling this is the chap who used to make all of J Bakers bait. G Robb and myself still use him, His knowledge about bait is mind blowing. We have both caught some cracking fish on these baits. He also lives close to your area. Paul.

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Hi Richard, JRC do a spod rod for less than £30. Try J&K tackle Bicester. I have used one of these for the same thing on the thames. No problems with it after some real abuse. Paul.

As Will Smith says Met Office are the best as they supply forcasts to the RAF and are updated every three hours.They will also send you emails of weather warnings ie. lots of rain. All you need to do is log into the site. Paul.