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An environmentally friendly tackle shop owner, whose shop is next to the river ( I won't say which) swears that the reason the roach in the river next door are so big (plenty of 3LB+ pics on the shop walls) is not because they get fed anything special, or overfed by human introduced food but...

I feel most confident with the posh Fox micro-barb ones that come in a plastic foam display case like they were some kind of diamond encrusted jewellery - size 9. I sharpen them and it takes forever to get through 10 so probably worth it. Micro-barb is the best of both worlds for barbel I...

Yeah Neil he told me the same thing that as the moon starts to rise and fill at this time of the year is when the crays get biggest and most active. Howard, it would be well worth you / the BS trapping him down and talking to him to get his insight, I imagine that what he doesn't know about the...

Yes Hatter, RDAA rules for instance- "use of bloodworm, joker and crayfish (or parts of) is banned on all association waters" and …"It is illegal to use live bait not caught on the water being fished or crayfish at any time"

Astute observation Steve. Perhaps fishery managers could organise serious cray trapping at known spawning sites through May to July end to help address that. During the analysis did anyone check the breath of the barbel for garlic?

Seconded!

A real beaut. Hmmm.

No Dave, it was Popeye that went to... Mount Olive. Beautiful work Hayden.

Not that I knew Roger, but I've just read a piece on him and am moved enough to share the link below. One of life's good guys by this and all accounts: Caught by the Reaper – Roger Barnes - Caught by the River

It's a strange thing isn't it? How we try so hard to catch them, which obviously does them no good, yet when we do we feel this enormous responsibility of care. Totally inexplicable to anyone passing by that asks: "Caught anything mate?". It's a tricky concept to convey that your worried sick...

With my retirement money I'd probably buy this place. While I was waiting for the money to come through I'm sure the guy that lives there now wouldn't mind me parking my caravan on his lawn. I'd wake up each day, fry some sausages and decide whether to fish the Pats to my right or the Loddon to...

Brolly? Nah in the boot. T shirt? Yeah it's summer. Bog roll? Already been. Coffee? Brewed at 4am all gone by10. Bites? None. Dodgy belly? Thank god for M&S garage hand towel. M&S hand towel? Not enough. Spot on Howard.

Mind, I've got to get up in 4 hours time and take my sad little bag of pellets I bought in June out for another trip. Wish me luck.

I wouldn't know where to start chucking that amount in. I'd probably not, instead I'd come home and forget and then... one day open the bucket and have murders indoors. Even now I have to explain why there are so many bluebottles about the house.. Castors & hemp does do the business, I guess the...

Dave never posts anything but good sense in my opinion, but I have to agree with Neil: £30 is crazy money for a bait for just a session, no matter how good it might be, why not persevere with micro pellets or tares as previously suggested? One permit I bought, i thought, in indulgence, for the...

That means that they're all caught in the midlands.:confused:

Can't vote because I'm caught between the Kennet 13+lber looking like the most intelligent thoughtful fish I've ever seen (apart from the obvious "doh I got caught! inevitability of the situation) and the big smile behind the biggest fish which is from the Loddon. Moderators surely you can fix a...

I am a memeber of the Angling trust and would urge them to reconsider their stance on the beaver - seriously and quickly.

Matron!

Errol Flynn had the same problem.:D