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I remember Fred Crouch saying Barbel do not smell but they must be able to smell to pick up a piece of meat in 12ft of floodwater on the Severn sometimes in minutes. Trevor West mentioned barbel smelling in his book. He also mentioned if dogs have such good smell why do they always smell...

My Dad was a Barbel angler so I was born into it. In the 60's my Dad would night fish the Kennet at Sulhamstead with his mates Phil and Indian Dave. Fishing for Barbel in the Winter back then was not really done. My first Barbel was lucky 8lb 1 oz fish from the Colne in Jan 1975, which was...

I seem to remember a similar thread last year saying exactly the same thing about a section of the Wye. Maybe you should mention the company you booked with and the water so others can avoid making the same mistake. I bet the riparian owner is getting peanuts from the £100 you paid the company.

Seen it so many times over the years and just put it down to catching a number of Barbel on the same rigs in quick time, a bit like a bait blowing. It can happen within a week if you are catching numbers from the same area. Change your rig or bait and your catch rate can go back to normal. Back...

They are two very special people doing work not just for the Windrush but for others that are concerned with the damage water companies are doing to our environment dumping raw sewage rather than treating it. I was concerned with the filth coming out of Maple Lodge STW so contacted them a...

Forget about the Sewage in our rivers the chemical issues are a lot worse than anyone ever thought. A Fishery manager mate has been studying the water quality on the river Colne in West London. A while back he did a presentation, it was very worrying. Last Wednesday he did a follow up...

I remember many years ago on Severals at Ringwood speaking to an angler that mentioned he had found a special flavour for his meat. The smell of Scopex was so strong it was almost overpowering. When I mentioned was it Scopex he was not amused. I did have a naughty chuckle as I walked down the...

RIP Mate ,what a fish. Always a good laugh and great to talk to. A sad day.

Just had another look it was called a Lethal weapon by Hillingdon police, what a waste.

About 6 months ago our local neighbourhood Police reported on their Facebook page they had confiscated a dangerous weapon. They had found an old scythe in an outbuilding, they seemed very proud with their find. I found it really sad that a wonderful tool could be classed as a weapon so emailed...

I have been Riverfly monitoring a number of sites on the Frays and Colne for the last 4 years. On my training course I caught a Lamprey and a rare stonefly never caught at that site before, talk about beginners luck. Our club did two free Riverfly taster days at Rickmansworth Festival this year...

This is Aerial ,she loves to flaunt herself under carp anglers rods , just over 20lb. She is a real traveller I caught her 3 miles downstream of here on a river back in 2018. The lakes outflow is broken and she comes down every Summer to visit.

Neil its a very soft through action rod, and would have been ideal for big gravel pit Roach at distance on the feeder, whoever had repaired it had covered the damage really well, so a bit gutted

Back in the early 90's they did a 12ft Specialist two piece rod about 1.5 lb. It had the same looking blank as the Big ,medium and light feeder but is softer. I bought one cheap in a tackle auction but after getting it home found the bottom section just above the cork had a split that was...

I have always found if you drag the bait along the bottom you often foul hook many more Barbel in their pectoral fin than you would if just above bottom. These then either badly disturb your swim whilst playing or come off. Barbel unlike most species mostly swim with their pecs open so provide...

One thing to think about is with such a long powerful rod will a small Rapidex, Trudex or Speedia possibly feel too small for the rod. I would go for a pin with 4.25+ inch spool like you find on the newer model reels, the Okumas, Youngs already mentioned will all do the job and will also have...

First lets say the Trent is unlike any other river these days with numbers and size . I suspect if your friend fished with a second snide rod and bigger bait left down the edge 25yds downstream he might well pick up the odd better fish avoiding all the competition. Back in the 90's early season...

Last Winter we bought 28 very big Tench 6lb + for one of our smaller club lakes. At £18.50 a pound they are the most expensive fish to stock. They were all very long and lean fish ,some will be doubles come May. They were unwanted fish from a Carp Fishery which to me is really sad. Carp anglers...

Trouble was Joe, Pooh was catching all the evidence so had to go

Hi Robert I will have the reel if nobody has beat me to it, I have Pm you