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Getting lots of these funny looking Gudgeon ;););) from a local river, perfection in miniature.

There are a number of small centrepin looking Ice fishing reels on Ebay etc, Would be ideal ...

Their 200 solid PVA, 10 x 13 cm bags for £4.88 are really good quality at a silly price if you are after some

When I first fished it Harris had no cover and after seeing a good catch from the outflow swim (which had a little bit of cover ) I realised I had to make up what I called my pontoon to create my own marginal cover. Two 9ft plastic Uptider rod tubes were connected together with 3 sections of 3...

Looking at the video I cannot see the twig bang the hook home and the two stems opening up on any of the takes. It still looks like its closed after the fish run and they are hooking themselves against the heavy lead.

No not the E clip Richard , I mean the black clip on the first photo that holds the ratchet pin in place . That looks like its almost designed for the job

Did see these fixes for a broken ratchet spring repair, the first one looks more reliable than a new spring. Do not know what the clip is called though, anyone know ?

Barbel Burping by massaging was something my Dad showed me many years ago. Its often worked for me. A mate Paul had an issue early in the morning on the Kennet about 15 years ago. No matter what he did the big barbel could not right itself. After many hours and losing a days pay he phoned a...

I did very well when it first opened for a couple of years by creating my own marginal shade back then because it was bare. These days its more established so try to fish a swim with marginal cover for crucians. Fish Harris lake if you want to target the crucians. I used to do very well about...

I think he fishes from his boat.

These are my thoughts about Storm fish deaths, to me it makes sense maybe others know better. Most sewage systems are joint systems, two open channels with a small brick wall between. In failing systems this wall is often falling apart or damaged. Rain water runoff goes down one side to your...

I have attended the show many times over the years. My last time was with Gerry Giles before the show moved another 1.5 hour away from us to Telford. In the past it seemed that Barbel Society numbers and members were mainly Southern anglers. I do not know what the distribution is these days but...

Probably not all to do with the water company lots of chemicals are from ground water, runoff and landfill. To be honest 94 chemicals are a drop in the ocean. In West London the Colne was found to have 278 chemicals contaminating it from advanced tests...

I Riverfly test and one of my sites is below a massive sewage treatment works. For numbers its probably one of the most prolific sites tested in my catchment which covers a number of rivers. I get usually get over 3000 invertebrates in a 4 minute test. I do not get the rarer stonefly. On a...

I used to harden baits by microwaving them. Place about 10 baits on a piece of kitchen paper and microwave for 30 seconds at a time and let them cool and move them between heating. Obviously the amount of time can vary but 4 x 30 seconds with the delays used to harden 15mm active 8's . You...

I remember paying £20 for my first one back in the 90's. I then bought another about 15 years on just in case it broke, its unused. Yes very heavy but what other landing net pole lasts 20+ years of being trod on and abused. Sometimes you need to sacrifice weight for reliability, I will never...

Its quite possible you have Barbel taking your feeder rather than the hook bait. Are you using a heavy mix ground bait in your feeder that clogs up ? Are you using a block end where your ground bait stays inside rather than an open mesh type. Maybe try winding in carefully and see if the feeder...

I was very lucky and got onto the Stour when it was at its very best and am glad it seems to be bouncing back. I had a lot of massive chub over about 10 years before it had a rapid decline around 2012. Being a Sunday morning Winter after January visitor it was a 200+mile journey but the Chub...

Seem to remember reading something years ago where Barbel that are on the move from a swim often roll. Something to do with changing from a deep swim to a shallow one. Which might be the reason for you not getting a bite. The bubbles are probably due to silt being dislodged by the fish. Do you...

As a Fishing club committee member we are dammed if we do and dammed if we don't. Criticised by members who do not want to get involved, help at work parties or sit on the side lines and slag the club off. Simon, maybe you should get involved more so you can understand the issues. Thousands of...