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    Best Beginner Book.

    Hi Guys, I hope you are well! For the past 18 months or so iv been fishing for a bit of everything really. Currently prepping for the river season to open again, im a real newcomer to fishing the rivers, having only spent around 9 months fishing them! Iv had a new club ticket giving me access to...
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    Tackle Talk

    Evening all, just wanted to try and clear something up! I have only spent a season fishing the river for chub and barbel, caught a few chub but no barbel. Iv been fishing the dove, however I now have access to the Prince Albert waters so I have much more water to target. Dove, dane, sow, Trent...
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    Some basic advice.

    Afternoon everyone, just back from a session on the Trent at Walton. No fish but enjoyed the day all the same, having spoken to another angler their hasn't been much out for the past couple of weeks which has given me a little comfort. I just wanted to ask a few questions on a few things that I...
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    Just looking for a little advice.

    Good evening everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I just thought id drop a post hoping to get a little info of the more experienced anglers! I gave river fishing a go last august after getting bored of carp fishing for the past 10/15 years. Having done about a dozen sessions on the river...
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    Baiting Strategy

    Evening all, just wanted to pick your brains about how you go about fishing any stretch of river, I'm still trying to scale down my gear and I'm still taking a fair amount of baits, only small pots but I'm taking 7/8 different hook bait options, boils with pellets and a crumb/feeder mix. Would...
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    Seasonal Baiting??

    Evening lads, just having a little ponder on bait selection throughout the season, my first season on the river so this will be another thing to learn, currently iv been using a selection of baits including, boilies, pellets, method mix, paste, hemp and casters. Targeting chub and barbel at the...
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    Small shelter/brolly

    Evening everyone, having done a few sessions on the river now iv started to refine my kit and tackle and I'm now getting close to what I feel is the essential kit for a days fishing, however looking forwards autumn/winter which aren't that far away now, the particular stretch I'm fishing Is a...
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    Session On The Dove

    Afternoon all, just back from a better session on the river dove, 4th ever session on any river for me and only the 3rd session on this particular stretch of water. Started the day using simple tactics which were; 12lb Mainline Straight through to a lead clip. Medium cage feeder attached to the...
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    New Member

    Evening all, just wanted to take the time to say hello to everyone, after 15 years of mostly carp fishing I made the decision to have a go for other species on the rivers. Looking to flutter between fishing for barbel to float fishing for chub and other species. Hoping to get some much needed...
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