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Hi Mike, you know what I've been doing on the same rivers that you fish, a lot of floatfishing by day then sitting it out with big static baits at dusk. Most areas have seen a huge increase in angling pressure this year, add into the mix high pressure, low and clear conditions, anglers heaping...

So many fish to go at and so little time. For me tench in the late spring/mid-summer, summer perch and eels, autumn roach, winter grayling and pike. I could manage without carp and barbel.

I've been using a pair of these Peregrine rods on the Trent, Yorkshire Ouse etc., they have landed me some big barbel in flooded conditions, I stepped up my reels accordingly to match the rod's power. http://www.peregrinerods.co.uk/peregrine-specialist-flood-barbel-rod.htm

I do a lot of night fishing nowadays and can confirm that it very much varies from river to river. I've noted definite patterns over the last decade or so. Two of my rivers are relatively shallow, you can catch in daylight by fishing tight to cover but the barbel frequently go into a feeding...

50 page explanation document to be released tomorrow and the Angling Trust already on the case seeking clarification.

You have my sympathy Steve, all very chaotic at the moment and it must be tough mentally for you not knowing what the next step is. We all like a degree of certainty. All the best.

Noted that the Angling Trust have advised that an announcement is expected on Sunday. Disappointingly (in my opinion) only 7000 anglers bothered to contact their MP on the matter, I'm surprised at that given how easy the AT made it. Using the AT's own figure of one million anglers that means...

I'm a 60+ game a year football addict (including various local non-league games) plus rugby, cricket and horse race meetings. For me they can all stay at home for the foreseeable. The Premier League in particular is all about the money not the players' welfare. I have respect for players like...

I support the Angling Trust and agree with their line of reasoning in their paper submitted on our behalf. If all of our fellow anglers could behave themselves then I would be hopeful of a positive outcome. However, having read numerous responses to the AT proposals on social media we may as...

Hi Paul, if you want a small winding river then the Nidd is a real gem and stuffed with barbel to double figures. It's as intimate as St.Pats stream without all of the weed! For the Nidd, Wharfe and Derwent I have Aldby Park AC, Bingley AC, Bradford no.1, Leeds DASA, Wetherby AC and York DAA...

As a professional seafarer accurate forecasts are very important. This web based forecast is the most accurate that I've found. Works for inland locations too and you can select the 'hour by hour' tab. https://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/

Hi Paul, no they're either available or not. Only a few stations have the facility which is automatically displayed.

Yes, that's it, only shows for some stations. You don't have to do anything extra if it's available then it shows.

I use the EA levels website and bookmark the various spots that I fish. Historical data is provided and in some cases a prediction curve which I find useful. Here's an example: https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/8059

Used to backwind when clutches were rubbish years ago but now they're so much smoother on high end reels I use the clutch but am constantly adjusting it during the fight. As above though, pins are my preferred reels.

I found the wellies to be far too tight on width for my feet even after getting a size bigger than my normal shoe size. It was a two man operation to get them off.

As Paul says, very much depends how far you are casting. You may suffer with bite sensitivity with the carp rods, I fished the Trent earlier in the week and the barbel bites were certainly not the three-foot twitches that we get in the warmer months. My standard rods for the Trent are Torrix 2lb...

Don't forget your passports chaps, we're careful who we let in these days! I'll be afloat on the river, I'll give you a wave!

For those that don't wish to have the app, a screenshot of Google maps 'blue dot' and sent via WhatsApp to my wife or 'share location' if planning on being mobile does the job for me.

Couple of sandwiches, cereal bars, lots of bananas, couple of apples, a tub of mixed nuts and lots of litres of lemon cordial supplemented by a four pack of Red Bull for an overnight session. Sometimes a flask of redbush tea in the winter. My wife knows how good a session it has been by the...