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I would just like to echo everybody's Xmas messages and look forward to a significantly improved New Year all round🎅

I also purchased and tried the same socks when out on the middle Trent on Tuesday. I have always struggled with poor circulation in my feet, so was inspired by the encouraging reports. I set them up at mid-strength at around 11.00 a.m. while unloading the car and tackling up; and was really...

I certainly agree with the "social media" comments. I have only just (grudgingly!) accepted (this season) the notion if I didn't set up a Facebook account, then I would really miss out on two reasonable sources of more currently, 'in-depth' info. i.e. the Ashfield Angling bailiff reports (which...

I don't know if anyone else has given this issue some thought, but as I only now pursue my favourite species on just the one watercourse namely The Trent (Middle and Tidal) I became curious about how other rivers had been performing. As I looked at River Reports this morning, I only just...

As a one-time, East Midlands-based tackle shop owner (between 2003-2010) and a confirmed barbel fanatic since a day's guiding with Trefor West on The Teme in 2000, where he introduced me to their amazing results. Subsequently, I recorded memorable catch rates across 14 different rivers, many...

Already sent mine two days ago!

Same here; ordinary day out on The nearest (non-tidal) Trent about 70 mile round trip, minimum🙁 Then, I suppose, there's always a day's puddle-chuckin' at Makins (ten-minute drive) Yippeee 🥳 Otherwise, a very-impressive lucid, carefully considered argument based on a logical, common sense...

I am, of course, fully aware of the seriousness of the present situation and, like thousands of others last night, my wife and I were outside our front door (in a small close of just 12 houses) joining in and applauding those front-line staff who are performing amazing and challenging work in...

Just a thought (or two).... Purely as a reminder;) The OVERALL umbrella title for this Particular Forum is: Barbel FISHING World. Further to this, the Sub-heading for this particular section is: BARBEL Talk. Below that Sub-heading is the by-line: "STRICTLY FISH AND FISHING" Like everyone...

Such sad news. He was an inspiration to so many of us, and opened the world of angling to a much wider audience via his larger-than-life personality.

Signed

I haven't bothered with either of the two weekly Angling Mags for some years now, but I just happened to pick a copy of the Angling Times yesterday, out of curiosity, and was immediately drawn to the key article discussing the "old chestnut" as to whether the existing Closed Season should...

Keeping my eye in I've had 9 Tinca outings since the rivers closed, producing a grand total of 15 tench including two decent specimens of 6.4 and 6.2 (virtually all of them taken on my favourite method of 13' float rod, Okuma Sheffield pin and waggler, fished at around 8/10 feet with a juicy...

Not particularly ideal Paul, but thinking positively, you missing out on the back end of this mainly unproductive season for an important op. isn't such a bad thing! All the best for the 9th and for the coming year. Roger

I can only echo everybody else's thoughts. So sad. I can remember telephoning Tony about 10 years ago (not long after I'd moved here to Hinckley) to ask his advice as to whereabouts I should fish on the Ouse in order to improve on my (then) PB of 13.12 caught from The Kennet in 2001. He...

Of course I'm gonna say Elips pellets- every time! They account for about 80% or so of my season's total each year, despite fishing a second rod with alternative baits at all times. And when I've struggled (particularly so over these past few weeks!) my regular Elips rod has scraped out the odd...

Just adding my "two penn'orth", out of 13 trips so far I've managed a grand (?!) total of just 12 barbel:mad: (although 4 have been doubles, at least!) Whilst I am always aware that early season results are customarily disappointing, when compared to the same period last season (21 barbel...

John and Gavin I can confirm both of your thoughts. I've had five outings so far; two on the Tidal (a short distance below Cromwell) and three near Newark. I can only boast(?!) a grand total of just 4 barbel in about 40 hours of fishing! Which is four more, at least, than some of my mates...

Rats! That's just beaten my recent "catch" (or should it be cache?!) of 46 tins I bagged over two "sessions" at my local "stretch" of B & M as few weeks back! Looks they're quite prevalent along many "tributaries" of the B & M source. I 'm tempted to get back there again soon as I saw a...

Just to add confirmation data. The sole suppliers of Garlic (and other) Spam for the UK, TULIP based in Warwick, have told me today that their final residual stocks of Garlic Spam ("it doesn't have any real demand in major supermarkets"...surprise surprise!) were despatched to B & M on the 9th...