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I love my barbel fishing but because I live in Norfolk where they no longer exist (apart from some rumours of single fish) I have to travel to catch them. However, what we do have here are The Broads and the networks of rivers connecting them. Yesterday I spent a wonderful few hours on the Bure...

I know there has been some discussion about this on-line retailer before but I hadn't looked at their website until today. I was chatting to my sister-in-law today about Temu as she ordered a bread bin (!) from them. It took a month to arrive from China and when she got she reckoned it was so...

Last night I went to watch Sir David Attenborough's new film "Ocean" which was showing at our local cinema. Put quite simply, it's a thought provoking, sobering film that I think Barbel Forum members would like to watch. Without giving too much away, it shows the interaction between humans, the...

I wanted to ask Forum members their views on wading trousers (as opposed to chest waders) I did search Forum History but the last post I could see about this subject was in 2017. Does anyone use them and if so, are they any good? I have a pair of chest waders but I don't always need the fuller...

Not sure if any Forum members took part in the WaterBlitz Survey this weekend? I decided to volunteer to test my local river (R. Bure) as I am apt to moan a lot about water quality but not provide evidence! It was quite easy to do and send off the results and hopefully this will give the team at...

A few years ago my wife and I decided to limit our Christmas present buying for each other to £100. A sensible decision given how many family presents we end up buying! So my question is this: with a £100 budget, what item (s) of fishing gear would YOU ask for this Christmas?

A week ago my wife and I were in Scotland as she was running in the Loch Ness Marathon (rather more brutal than she expected!!) Anyway, we stayed up there for a few days to look around. The rivers were impressive. Many had fast sections but with areas of slack water. They seem ideal for barbel...

Whilst watching my static rod tip on the River Wye last week my attention was taken by this large insect that decided (unlike the barbel) that my halibut pellets were rather tasty. I have been told its a Sexton Beetle and it was rather impressive I have to say.

Me and 2 mates decided to make the long slog from East Anglia to the River Wye for the last 3 days of the season. Having caught loads of chub on our first half day we decided to target the barbel on the Middle Wye on Wednesday. Great decision for me! Fishing a "unfancied" peg I started with a...

Next time you get moaned at for "too much fishing tackle", just quote this one guys collection going under the hammer next Tuesday at Perth Auction House. One of the biggest privately owned collections of fishing tackle ever sold.

A member of our local angling club, of which I am Secretary, kindly donated some tackle to be sold to help club funds. Amongst the boxes of gear were several old reels. They are not in the best of conditions but I was wondering if anyone on this forum can identify them? Do they have any value?

Have any of you purchased the Daiwa N'ZON Feeder Bag, the one with the front opening that holds 3 x tackle boxes? I enjoy all types of fishing and only make up my mind what method to try "on the day". I could go trotting, feeder fishing, lure/dropshotting etc etc. After I have decided I then...

I am a Skoda Yeti fan. On my 3rd one. Its a L&K 4x4 manual petrol version. Goes anywhere. The amount of fishing gear I can cram into it with rear seats down, is unbelievable. But, like so many things in life, it's now discontinued and the replacement is a bland run-of-the-mill SUV. The mileage...

I have just had a book published titled "Reeling Back the Years". It is a collection of stories about my angling adventures collected over 60+ years of pursuing my passion. I am sure many of you on this forum will relate to some of the stories! Available from all bookshops quoting ISBN...

Having just returned from fishing the Wye after the heavy rains had turned it into a chocolate coloured torrent, complete with whole trees floating past, my Shimano 4000 baitrunners struggled to cope with the combined conditions of 4oz feeders, strong current and even stronger barbel. I searched...

Spent a few hours fishing this little pool on the Upper Bure last night. Trotting corn and bread. Caught chublets, dace and roach. Hooked a lovely roach, approaching the one pound mark. Just as I was bringing it to the net there was a huge swirl in the water and, you've guessed it, a huge pike...

Having watched Dave Roberts video of him fishing the Lugg and seeing him slithering down banks of vegetation, it got me thinking about this whole concept of "wild fishing". I'm in my early 70's, still pretty active, I walk a lot and obviously fish a lot. But here's the thing, I tend to put...

When I moved up to Norfolk many years ago I was keen to fish the big rivers for bream, roach and perch and in the winter months, pike. Long story short, I had many blank days. Chatting to a local guy in my fishing club, he (politely) told me I was a numpty for trying to fish on those occasions...

Quick question: A member has donated this Simano multiplier reel and an Okuma multiplier to our fishing club to raise funds (nice gesture). I put them on eBay but lots of "watchers" but no bids. Are these the type of reels that would sell on this site? They're in fair/good condition but have...

Not sure if I've posted this in the correction section but I would appreciate some advise on wading belts. I have some chest waders, courtesy of Mrs B (birthday pressie) but apart from 2 waist adjusters it didn't come with a belt. I understand the safety first element of wearing a wading belt ie...