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And yet local-to-me Keynsham Angling Association have been allowed to stock them in the river Chew annually since 2009. The EA's hypocrisy seemingly knows no limits!

Blige. Just when I thought the EA couldn't get any more facepalmy... Maybe call their bluff and ask to stock some otters and cormorants. Problem there is they may ecstatically say yes.

Bob Yes, they are, but their online store (which I think I'm right in saying is Veals in name/partnership only and is otherwise a completely separately trading entity) has always been a bit limited in comparison to most other online retailers. In fact someone "on the inside" once told me that...

I've only just found this out (and by sheer accident to boot), but Veals - one of the oldest tackle shops in the country - permanently closed it's doors about five weeks ago. I know it's VERY trying times for all brick and mortar tackle shops, but I honestly thought that Veals would weather all...

Phil They're refusing stocking in Throop?!?!?!?!? Did they give you any reason? I mean, that's pretty much the same as saying you can't stock any in the Hampshire Avon or Ouse. Baffling. Utterly baffling.

Jamie Whilst I trust the reports I had from other anglers about barbel being caught in the Brue, it would appear that they were just coincidental "accidental" captures that happened in a short space of time. Otherwise, as Neil says, with the EA confirming they HAVEN'T stocked any barbel...

How does your bait freezer smell? Of my nose. etc.

I don't know if this is stating the obvious or not, but for what it's worth - unless there are signs which specifically state NO FISHING, generally any waterways that run by and through land "owned" by the respective local authority (so basically your town centres and immediate outskirts) are...

I've never actually owned or used one, but nearly every one I've ever seen on eBay has mentioned wobble, but also that it doesn't affect the reel in use. Seems to be a general issue with that specific model, as other MVT and Mills builds don't appear to have the same issue (or poor...

Remember seeing them occasionally in the feeder and also in the docks when I were a wee lad in the early 80s, along with the speedboat races. Nice to hear seals are back, but I don't reckon we'll be seeing the speedboats any time soon!

Popular in the villages;)

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Tom - can you point me in the direction of those new guidelines please? I can't see anything on gov.uk which says any different. It would help my sister a lot as she can't realistically do any proper exercise in her immediate locality (busy A roads and no pavements) and has been turned back...

Someone somewhere - whether it's The Guardian for reporting it, or the police for letting it slip out - has been pretty irresponsible then. We had an advice pamphlet from A&S police a couple of weeks ago which just mirrored the official government advice and very clearly said that all vehicular...

I can attest to the quality of this rod - I have the same model in the lower test curves and it's one of my go-to barbel rods. Under normal circumstances I'd snap this up myself, but alas funds don't currently allow it...

That COMPLETELY contradicts what the official government advice is (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do - see points 12 and 14 specifically) and what Avon & Somerset Police have said. I...

How shiny/black/whatever the hook's colour is very low down on my priority list. Sharpness, ease of keeping a sharp point during a session, and strength are all I worry about. I have loads of bright silver hooks as well as dark matt grey and pure black hooks, and I don't think I've ever...

Joe People are NOT allowed to drive out to the countryside for a walk - that's very very specifically been advised against by both the government and the police (I am aware of road checks on village outskirts fairly local to my old stomping ground in Bristol, and they have been turning back...

I thought with the Wallis you were supposed to "throw" the weight as you were pulling the line and swinging the rod? Or is that just a variation?

Yep, GREAT bait, but more than 9 times out of 10 a chub or perch will come along and gobble it up LONG before a barbel even starts to show interest in it. It's why I can't use the popularly favoured worm kebab when going for tench in my local lakes cos they're stuffed full of perch. I don't...