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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

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...