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Mine started in the Caribbean, of all places! We met a lovely couple while on holiday, he was a fisherman but hadn't brought any gear, so I lent him some of mine and we had a good bit of sport. When we got back we stayed in touch, and he asked if I'd ever fished for Barbel ,which I hadn't., and...

Ahh, but you are missing something. The Wye is a sssi, which means it is an offence to trim back branches and vegetation along it's length. Please feel free to dispose of huge quantities of untreated sewage and Agricultural run off in it , however.

I'm always interested about this half tin of meat thing, in the sense of the Barbel must nibble bits off initially as their Gobs aren't that big?

I generally look at the Met Office. Sometimes it can change completely from one hour to the next.

I've had this happen a couple of times, sharp tug and everything snipped off!

Brilliant, doesn't get any better than that!

He is good to watch but I wish he would stop using that bloody abu closed face and get a proper reel for trotting😁

Hi Neil, They were in July. I think they only stopped for a while during Covid.

Hi Clive, There's quite a bit of fishing on the lower river not that far from where you are staying, Wye and Usk beats to book online, you've got Newport anglers water at Symonds Yat, some stretches around Monmouth, ( not sure who controls these), and Bishopswood, which is just downstream from...

The Visions aren't bad for the money, and imo have the best shaped stocking foot. On some brands, the foot is like a baggy old sack !

I'd also reccomend you go somewhere where you can try them on, as there is a surprising amount of difference in different manufacturers sizing. Another advantage of waders is that you can access areas where you are fishing on firm ground but would be very wet getting there without them.

Drennan series 7 1.25 avon, fantastic versatile rod but not sure if still available.

Sounds great, coincidentally I was out after them today but they were being extra tricky, only managed a smallish one..

I use a 14ft plus for Barbel on the Wye and it has dealt extremely well with them, even in faster water. I'm a big fan of the range generally, the 12ft Carp waggler is probably my overall favourite for most of the fishing I do, which is small river Chubbing. Great for canal Tench as well and...

Very worthwhile, the more data that can be gathered the better.

2 sizes is usually about right for me and I just wear normal socks.

Yes, but the ratchet lever on mine is so stiff you need both hands to operate which for me is an irritation when trotting. Much prefer the Bob James because of that.

The okumas are all good but it can be annoying not having a quick release spool,( i wonder how many of those nuts have been dropped and lost in the river/long grass ) particularly when you are starting out. I don't find the ratchet knob particularly commodious either, although the up side is...

I'd love to give Throop a go, must get up there one day, it's been good on my local this autumn/ winter. Usually your lucky to get a four or two there the whole season, but I've had plenty of four pluses this season

Might be worth looking at Shipley for rods, most on it are people with vans/ cars trying to make a few quid and would probably take much better care of them.