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I notice that on a couple of the river report forums that current water temperature is often quoted. As a river pike angler, I’m quite keen to keep an eye on temperatures before I start my winter piking campaign. As a relative newcomer to barbel fishing I’d be interested to find out at what LOW...

I’m after a cheapish 11ft 1.75lb rod and was wondering if anyone has used the above? Or has any other recommendations in a similar price range. Currently, these are available for around fifty quid which seems very reasonable. I’ve had quite a few Korum rods over the years and , despite the fact...

The last seven barbel I’ve caught have all been in the 8-9lb bracket and all from the same swim. It’s a low density stock river and my average catch rate is one fish every other session. On the surface , the weights would suggest that these are two fish being recaptured but , having photographed...

Have any of you experienced this before? This 11lb fish had quite a serious deformity but , was in otherwise excellent condition and it certainly didn’t seem to affect her ability to scrap.

Can anyone recommend a cage feeder of about 2oz weight with one end blocked off? I want to use it filled with small pellets (4mm) then plugged with a small amount of ground bait.