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Have you tried the Drennan clear Pike floats with the tube down the middle. They are ideal top and bottom sliders for deep water with a big bulk down and a bead and stop knot. You can also hold them back and control them against the flow easily because of the higher bulk weight used. Do not be...

I always look at the Government check for flooding river level site when doing any sort of distance most of the level sensors now do readings every 15 minutes. I look at level sensors just upstream of where I fish. After making a 200 mile mistake with a gallon of maggot 10 + years ago down to...

After a session I always remove the dust and put maggot in bags, maximum 2 pints, squeeze all the air out and tie the top. I then put them in a bait box as second level security and into the fridge. A week later or the day before wanted I open the bag sprinkle some maize flour on and let them...

Lapwing ?

Have a look at the J W Yonngs site it lists all the Youngs reels and their uses. It says the Seldex was designed for Salmon and Pike. Its open spool diameter is smaller than the Rapidex and Trudex which means more line capacity but each turn of the handle brings in a lot less line.

I recently sat in on a presentation by a local fishery manager who is a research scientist. He has been sampling the silt in our local river Colne in details never been done before. The tests are frightening even more than the Raw Sewage that keeps getting dumped. You name it its in the river...

Here is another Invasive , the Demon shrimp, just appeared in small numbers on my Riverfly test sites on the Colne and Frays over the last couple of months. About twice as big as our normal Gammarus it first appeared in the UK in 2012 and is supposed to predate on our invertebrates

Saw photos of 3 Gibel caught in the lower Lea a couple of years ago seems they are there in numbers . The London docks also seem to have plenty. Like Ide why do we keep importing Alien species into the country. Why would any reputable fishery or dealer want to stock these aliens.

Derek, do you know there is a Jack Hargreaves Facebook page run by his step son , a number of us are on there. A good mix of country, ferrets, working dogs , fishing stuff etc. Search Facebook for Out of town with Jack Hargreaves

Bit off the wall but what about The Mightiest Mahseer book by Harper fine angling books just out. You might find he has most of the others

I have been looking at that site for a few years now and two local sites stand out. Gerrards cross STW is now dumping into the Misbourne its always been clean suddenly changed to 82 times over 1320 hours in 2020. There was also a terrible site, High Wycombe STW that dumped into the tiny river...

I emailed Boris my MP and he sent me a reply before the vote, it looks like Boris did not vote. Just wondering if anyone got a reply and if the one I received was the standard one.

We had a junior fishing match recently, the kids fished for 2 hours . In our club under 12's fish free with an adult member, 12-16's have to join but are £1 for the season . last season we had 85 junior members. The kids had a great time all got a medal and for a few it was their first time...

Plenty of variations in Barbel bites over the years and I tend to hold the rod . I would say that the majority are a tap or two (I hold the line) and then the tip pulls round hard. One variation is when a wary Barbel picks up the bait , gets nicked by the hook ,does not run and then tries to...

Yes Paul, Keith told me those stories of losing mates. He told me he tried to teach Keith Sellick how to swim but he never got good at it. I knew Keith Sellick very well through Ruislip club and Middlesex Angling Centre. He was one of the top carp anglers at the time, light years ahead of...

His daughter was expecting twin girls and Keith was really looking forward to the birth. So sad he never got to meet them. At his Funeral we were told to wear our fishing clothes, lads were in camo, some even had waders on, it was a great send off. I really miss those chats on the riverbank...

I wonder how many others watching it remembered the black and white Robinson Crusoe series from the 60's when the music came on during the waves coming up the beach part. What next the flashing Blade music ?. Yes Bob is a tit when it comes to casting or playing fish but that adds to the fun. We...

Hi Paul, sorry missed this post when I was away, are you doing silt samples or swishing up silt when taking your samples. The EA do water samples on my stretch and only do the flowing water. After recently moving some silt with a pole saw to show the HS2 protesters how bad the river is they...

I did hear a rumour that the workers on the farm on the opposite bank were taking fish, I was not surprised. Around 2010 I found a massive weighted professional net stretching from one bank to the other on the Bath Road bottom boundary when I fished Staines moor. I took it out, dragged it across...

Years ago someone suggested that porpoising Barbel were usually moving from deep water into shallows. Is it possible the fish are adjusting their swim bladders whilst on the move. Some of the larger rivers will have areas that drop from a couple of feet down to 20ft or more. Maybe coming up such...