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Back in Essex so decided to give the tench a go given the mild weather the last few days, well Im pleased I did as I had 3 and pulled out of one all on the maggot heli rig.

Hi gents, my wife and I are planning a visit to the North Yorkshire Moors in late September. Any suggestions on a good central place to stay, nice small town with a few good pubs etc, and hopefully within striking distance of a couple of the rivers with a chance of a barbel. Any info...

Ive had 9 days on the rivers so far, one on the Teme, 5 on the Wye and 3 on the Severn for a total of 20 barbel, way below what I would have expected to catch based on previous years. Ive been mainly float fishing with an hour or two on feeder, lots of quality chub on the Wye as a bonus but the...

Hi chaps, advice please on best way to prepare and cook tares ? thanks Cliff

Cant quite remember how I booked two weeks in France starting on June 16th but i did !! Were in the Aveyron region of France in a property that has river frontage on the Lot, in the pictures the river looks a decent size and I know they've had lots of rain in the last month so should be ok. Has...

Hi gents, any suggestions on a 4000 size Okuma for some tenching, never owned an Okuma reel but I know some of you rate them highly for the money. thanks

I’m thinking of getting a travel rod mainly for my annual holidays by car to France. Other than Peregrine and the Harrison 4 piece Avon are there any others still being made ? I know there are JW ones out in the used market ? Any recommendations ? Thanks

Hi gents, anyone have these and recommend or otherwise ? thanks

an interesting article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63677010

Ive been a Stradic fan and user for the last 20 years, I might be tempted to change a couple but what for ? I don't want a bait runner, just a good 4000 size reel with smooth clutch and enough cranking power for feeder fishing the Wye and Severn in low/medium conditions ? What do you chaps use ?

what are the recommendations for a lighter float rod, say max line strength 6lb, for silvers and chub ? Id like a minimum 15' but might go as long as 16' or 17'. Contenders so far are the Acolyte Ultra 15', Acolyte 17' and Cadence 16' no. 1, was also looking for the Maver Signature Pro Classic...

good luck to all you lucky souls that can get out on the river this week, conditions are looking good for some big winter girlies !!

A friend from America is heading over here in a few weeks time and is looking to do some salmon fishing on the Tay. Somewhere around Dunkeld and Pitlochry. I’ve never Salmon fished so I have no clue on this but can do some googlin, meantime if anyone can give me some pointers I’d be very...

Went tenching on Thursday on a local carp water, beautiful lake but fish hard to come by. Had 2 on my first trip and two blanks thereafter. Nothing doing Thursday until mid afternoon when something picked up my popped up maggot rig, struck into what felt like a heavy fish, game on. A couple of...

sorry for another glue thread... the upper on my leather walking boots has just started to come away from the rubber sole, its about a 2" section on the inside edge. I know Gorilla glue highly recommended but they do several types, not clear what would be the best for this job ? thanks gents

hi gents, any good tips on float storage, specifically challenging for the larger bolo/avon style floats which are long and bulbus ? Currently using plastic tubes which offer good protection but I struggle to find them with a larger diameter and length for these larger floats?

A days barbel fishing on any river anywhere !!!!! 😂😂

I’ll start this thread by sharing my expensive mishap today. After a hard day on the Wye (1barbel and a few chublets) got back to the car in the dark, packed gear away and drove off, 100 yards up the road I had the horrible realisation I had not put my rod in the back, it wa resting against the...

so you have a budget of £400-£500 for a barbel rod and reel, what would you buy ?

So Angling Trust just launched its fishing in Wales website, here’s what it says about barbel ...... three of our major rivers, the Wye, Severn and Taff, the latter of which produces double figure fish to nearly 20lb with regularity !!!! What have I been missing ?