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Almost certainly the same fish. I have had it happen with a friend on the Cherwell many years ago when he landed a 10.12. He didn't fish nights very often and that was a known swim so later in the night I dropped in and caught a 10.12. Big fish like that were not very common on the Cherwell in...

He is Neil, but by constantly having such a negative attitude to how so many anglers wish to fish he is inviting condemnation.

Good last point Terry, I am guilty of not attending those meetings either. But I have had a few phone conversations that strongly suggest such an effort would be a complete waste of time. Might be worth considering though. I tend to fish Leamington waters more now and they also operate a night...

I know it allows night fishing on some stretches which sort of contradicts many of your points Terry. If bailiffing is a problem, then why is it allowed on some stretches and not others? A reason I was once given is that the committee did not feel they could guarantee anglers safety while night...

It's a bit rich of Pete Reading to use the vulnerability to predation to support his opposition to night fishing. He was writing articles condemning it when otters were still as rare as dodos.

Yes it is the owners sometimes who want no night fishing Phil, but more often it's a match orientated club committee who make the rules. BAA own a lot of their waters, Wasperton for example, and have no reason to impose a night ban other than because the committee members don't want to night...

He used that pen name as BB was his favourite shot size for goose shooting rather than cocking a float :)

I've seen this picture before, not sure but I think the venue was Abingdon.

Yes, I love reading about those monsters too Alan.

All Jim Corbett books are brilliant, they literally make your hair stand on end!

1. Elite Barbel - Tony Miles 2. Redmire - Kevin Clifford and Len Arberry 3. Quest for Barbel - Tony Miles and Trefor West 4. The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike - Fred Buller 5. At the Waters' Edge - Martin James

I'd like to fish in any way I like Howard (night fishing) but sadly some a lot of clubs (BAA. Leamington) petty rules don't allow it.

A very valid point about the head of fish Richard, and I don't mean just barbel. A couple of years ago I was finding it hard going on the Thames (who doesn't?) but I did wonder if I was underfeeding because of the obviously small head of barbel. It occurred to me that if there were a lot of...

Yes it does require patience David! I certainly never waited 8 hours! Usually, if I got to the water in the morning it would be maybe two and a half or three hours max before I started fishing. It also works well with pellets, boilies etc. if you have a decent head of fish.

It's difficult to grasp the mentality behind someone who complains in writing about the methods used by other anglers, basing their complaints entirely on time and cost. Pete Reading and Stef Horak are two very successsful anglers, both in normal jobs, although I think Pete Reading has retired...

It is nonetheless a very effective method, possibly the most effective of all. It can get to be a bit of a lottery these days though if you fish a river where visual sighting isn't possible, and an expensive lottery at that.

I am not surprised, he seems to think people only night fish because they are not good enough to catch them in the daytime. There seems to be no consideration for personal circumstances, or the fact that many anglers simply prefer the experience of night fishing.

I haven't read the article but I remember past articles by Pete Reading in CAT on the subject. He always came across as being quite anti night fishing from what I remember. But a good writer and very successful angler.

Daytime fishing really relies very much on location, especially nowadays with a vastly decimated barbel population in most rivers. I always found hemp and maggots/casters in good quantities could almost guarantee some fish if applied carefully. The trouble now is you have to be absolutely...

One thing you need to remember when using a bait dropper in a faster flow. When the dropper hits the bottom raise the rod tip very slowly to release the bait. Any sharp movement will propel the bait high in the water and it will land a long way below where you want it to. I have observed this in...