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It was below the footbridge - we were mainly roving and it was frustrating to say the least. Never like leaving hooks in fish but there were obviously some hidden snags. Nice bit of water though.

Thanks for all the advice - overall we had a tough trip with only a handful of Barbel caught but it's a beautiful river and with a bit more knowledge I'm sure we could have had more. We ended up fishing Hampton Loade, Arley (where we lost more than we caught...) and The Danery

Thanks John and Ray - all good info. Looks like there's just a ridiculous amount of fishing to go at!

Thanks all - very useful info.

Hello - me and a couple of mates are having a 3 days trip in search of Barbel at Bridgnorth and was hoping for some pointers. I've looked at Hampton Loade and Unicorn on Kinvers Freeliners as well as Northwood and Trimpley on the BAA ticket and they all look promising? But where would we start...

I've always struggled with Lure Rods. I get why the rods are graded according to casting weight - but surely you need some kind of idea of test curve to give you confidence when it comes to playing a big fish. For example I use a 5 - 30 gram one and have had plenty of pike up to 10b on it...

I picked an old Drennan Pike Float Rod on eBay - I think it's a 2.25lb tc. but is great for short/mid range work. I think there was a Deadbeat version that had a faster action but i've never had an issue with it for deadbaiting.... Only drawback is that the detachable handle makes it tricky to...

Lobworms would have been perfect, but when I lifted up my trusted big plant pots the blighters had done the bunk.

One with a spare swim! If you or a friend are interested - the Bailiff was very helpful.

So, I took the plunge and went to Linear yesterday. Apart from anything else Horseshoe was closed for some tenchfishers event, the weather looked good and I had the day off, so why not. Anyway, I arrived at just as the gates were being opened, and drove through to one of the many car parks. Due...

Ah yes, but does it have a shower block...

Jeff - now, when I am queuing for a swim at Linear, all I will be thinking about is this mystery lake with few anglers, big tench and big crucians!

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Derek - thanks! Doesn't look promising. Graham - I've checked. There's no wi-fi so that's it. I'm not going. Horseshoe sounds interesting though...!

No - looking at the website they do an annual licence for £15 and then you pay £1 an hour. Looks interesting.

Joking aside, I'm probably still going to give it a go. People I've met have said good things about Linear. Horseshoe also does also sound good.

Don't know what you're talking about Graham - it'll be great. We could camp in the car park, drink Stella while admiring the carp anglers' tattoo's before moving into a swim and then chucking out three rods. All we have to do then is wait for a week before winching in a PB. Get in!! *fist pump*

Firstly - no problem with Dave and have enjoyed his posts on here. No reason to doubt that he's a good egg. However - in Nigel's defence he posts a picture of a stupendously big Salmon, and the first comment seems to me at least, to be questioning it's claimed size. I know that when a pic of...

I spoke to someone who went there for the first time last year. Casually looked at a couple of swims. Settled on one. Chucked a method feeder out with a cut down boilie and fake corn. Went to cast out a second rod, but already had a take on the first. 10 minutes later a 9lb 12oz Tench was in the...

Well Brian and Lee - you've managed to make being at work seem appealing! I don't mind a bit of company but queuing for swims is not my thing. I've heard that you need to be savvy about the weed but hopefully it won't be too bad yet. Derek - would be keen to hear how your friends get on!