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Thanks mate...cant think of a ruver without them now...but its reassuring that barbs are still widespread down there. Havent bothered to fish my local bits of the bristol avon in a fair few years now what with the cormorants and goosanders on top.

Thanks guys all great info. Ray I have studied all those vids over the last few weeks in preperation. They are very usefull and have provided a good 'feel' for the sort of fishing i can expect...which is great considering i have never fished the stour and have only a handful of avon sessions...

Thanks john thats great info. Will give the royalty a right bashing for a bit then before heading to other stretches. How is throop fishing these days? I will be living very close to the banks (practically walking distance).

Can you night fish the royalty these days? If not it will have to be weekends, fished there before on a weekend and am not that keen on doing it again!

Hi chaps, I have decided that ringwood is the ticket for me. Now there is an awful lot of water to fish on this ticket and i appreciate that the avon and stour have become very tricky in recent years. To begin with i am more interested in just landing a barbel...i am not interested in size so...

Cheers guys, i will be based on the eastern side of bournemouth...probably boscombe area as that seems to be where all the new flats have been built, (I will be moving down on my own). Thanks Stephen, I may take you up on that offer, have to get work sorted first so not sure when i will be out...

I have a pair of sims fleece lined breathable fingerless that i use for salmon fishing in the highlands/ late season grayling...ridiculously overpriced but very very good, designed to keep you warm even after you have dunked them in releasing a fish. Fortunately i have a generous and game...

Thanks Richard, will check them out.

Yeah both would be ideal...issue is with the sea fishing going on aswell i almost have too many options! Was keen to narrow it down a bit and get to know some stretches intimately rather than darting around between too many. Sooooo...if i put a figurative gun to your collective heads and made...

Hi guys, Potentially moving to christchurch for a new job in a couple of weeks...which isnt awfull! My question is, which one of the two would you join if you were only joining one? I like to fish for barbel, roach and perch primarily. I am also a keen sea angler and have heard christchurch...

Steve, thats excellent info thanks. More than i was expecting! I had a feeling the K and A would come up and its nice to know there are still some gooduns in there. Will give the canal a go as i lost my fake burberry cap a while back so am not sure i would be accepted in the estate!

Hi guys, Since my little stretch of river near frome has been completely done by the furry darlings and our friends from the other side of the channel. I am now looking for a replacement perch water, and seeings as all of the BA and tribs seem to have the same issues discussed earlier, i think...

Lovely fish David. Good angling.

I have a pair of the older neoteric twin tips. Lovely rods, use them a lot, very versatile.

Maybe get yourself a copy of quest for barbel I think its called (Trefor west). Good read.

Cheers again, and Duncan as well...m marks the spot!

Good info mate. I shall give it a go next time I get some free time...after my new brolly system arrives...haven't done an overnighter for years, looking forward to it...don't know if the old man will be so keen mind! A 4-5lber is a good tench in my book with a 7 being an absolute monster so...

Cheers Jason, Horcott looks the goods and is only an hour away from me, as is horseshoe, perfect for an overnighter or two. Wouldn't mind bumping into a stray 20 either! Have you fished there much? Look like decent marginal float fishing? Looks as if it is probably slightly less busy than...

As above. Although not a winter barbel fisherman i am a winter fisher for chub and roach (with varying levels of success) and i believe the rules for cold water river fishing are fairly universal. Twenty minutes to an hour in each swim then move. Nice deep glides, slacks, and undercuts. Spicy...

Yeah it looks a good spot unfortunately it would be about a 2 and a half hour drive from us here in Bath. Blenheim was on the edge for us at one and three quarters away, wish I hadn't bothered in hindsight! I just can't seem to find any decent tench fishing near us in Somerset that isn't either...