Must read Barbel books.

[Richard Dawson]

I've been fishing properly for 4 or 5 years now and have been Barbel fishing for 2.


I can pretty much pick out a likely peg on a small river like the Derwent and catch fish, especially around September time. But i'm useless on big rivers like the Trent unless i go to a known day ticket stretch that i know produces.


Any Barbel books i can get my hands on that are an absolute MUST have? I'm looking to do some reading over the winter so i'm better prepared for next season and perhaps can have a proper go at the Trent, finding my own pegs rather than fishing in all the popular places that other people fish


Having recently turned 40 i figure i've got another 20-25 years of being mobile and roaming the banks so i better make haste and get better at this Barbel lark

 

[Tom Casey]

Any Steve Stainer books

 

[Ben Cullen]

Tony miles books

 

[Neil Lumby]

Tony Miles - Elite Barbel is great!

 

[Neil Lumby]

Also Kevin Grozier - Avon days & Stour ways… Not just barbel but there’s plenty of barbel fishing in there.

 

[Simon Archer]

Having recently turned 40 i figure i've got another 20-25 years of being mobile and roaming the banks so i better make haste and get better at this Barbel lark

Has watching me last night brought this on Rich ??

 

[Richard Dawson]

Has watching me last night brought this on Rich ??

I figure we've all got an expiration date on us for traipsing miles over 3 or 4 styles with loads of gear in the pursuit of a decent fish. Time to make the most of it i think


You didn't do too bad, made it back to the carpark in one piece

 

[Tom Mycroft]

His flask didn’t tho!

 

[Richard Dawson]

His flask didn’t tho!

Time for an upgrade @Simon Archer

Stainless King™ Flask 1.2L

The iconic Stainless King™ range incorporates sleek, industrial styling, blending technology with heritage. Available in a variety of classic colours to suit all tastes, our 1.2L flask is perfect for those family days out. Equipped with a foldaway handle, making it easy to carry and pour, it's...

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Same one i use, practically indestructible


But there is also this one for hardcore flask vandals

Work Series™ Flask 1.2L

The Work Series flask is for the serious flask user, those that need a heavy duty flask for heavy duty work. Dent resistant with protective rubber bumpers, a large serving cup and a retractable handle for compact storage, this flask is the perfect work mate. Created with the Thermos® quality and...

thermos.co.uk

 

[Mark Pevy]

Time for an upgrade @Simon Archer

Stainless King™ Flask 1.2L

The iconic Stainless King™ range incorporates sleek, industrial styling, blending technology with heritage. Available in a variety of classic colours to suit all tastes, our 1.2L flask is perfect for those family days out. Equipped with a foldaway handle, making it easy to carry and pour, it's...

thermos.co.uk

Same one i use, practically indestructible


But there is also this one for hardcore flask vandals

Work Series™ Flask 1.2L

The Work Series flask is for the serious flask user, those that need a heavy duty flask for heavy duty work. Dent resistant with protective rubber bumpers, a large serving cup and a retractable handle for compact storage, this flask is the perfect work mate. Created with the Thermos® quality and...

thermos.co.uk

i have a stainless king wich is great, now have another, in asda the other day,£12,50unfortunately only 1 left or i may have bought more lol

 

[Paul Richardson]

I've been fishing properly for 4 or 5 years now and have been Barbel fishing for 2.


I can pretty much pick out a likely peg on a small river like the Derwent and catch fish, especially around September time. But i'm useless on big rivers like the Trent unless i go to a known day ticket stretch that i know produces.


Any Barbel books i can get my hands on that are an absolute MUST have? I'm looking to do some reading over the winter so i'm better prepared for next season and perhaps can have a proper go at the Trent, finding my own pegs rather than fishing in all the popular places that other people fish


Having recently turned 40 i figure i've got another 20-25 years of being mobile and roaming the banks so i better make haste and get better at this Barbel lark

Trefor West - Barbel - A Lifetimes Addiction - excellent advice on feeding patterns, watercraft and very entertaining.

 

[Stuart Linton]

Avon Days and Stour Ways is indeed an excellent book. Nick Gile's The Nature Of Barbel is the first book I would recommend. especially for furthering anyone's knowledge of Barbel.

 

[Haydn Clarke]

Nick Gile's The Nature Of Barbel is the first book I would recommend. especially for furthering anyone's knowledge of Barbel.

Agreed. It was getting rather pricey a few years ago, especially considering it was a paper back.

I thought Fred Crouch’s Understanding Barbel was very good too, though I seem to remember a few posts on here (or perhaps elsewhere) being a bit critical of it.

 

[Ady Brayshaw]

Tony Miles Elite barbel is a great book. Trevor West's Lifetime Addiction is good although beware of the binding glue ensuring the book falls apart. Any of Stephen Sayners books are worth a read. All good reads.

 

[David Tainton]

If its the Trent you are tackling read the Barbel Catchers River guide-and head to the Lower Severn Chapter by John Costello, this will help tackle a large river/how to approach it/mindset. The author was/is a very under rated angler.
BW DT

 

[Julian Griffiths]

Tony miles books

He's the author for me too!
Having fished as many of us did with Trefor West, his simple ways of fishing, made it look easy. The ground work/baiting up being done before we turned up though!

 

[Neil Maidment]

Anything by Tony Miles and Kevin Grozier!

Little Egret Press has an upcoming title: Willow Pitch VII - The Barbel Edition - compiled by Terry Theobald. Contributions from a multitude of anglers from all around the country, the one thing they all have in common is barbel!

 

[Ash Gould]

Quest for Barbel by Tony Miles and Trefor West. This is the Holy Grail of barbel books and was pioneering in the info' that it revealed (people take it for granted now).

Elite barbel is excellent, and Trefor's book was great too but Quest for Barbel lays the foundations.

All imho of course.

 

[Mike Hodgkiss]

To be honest most of the'' how to catch ''Barbel books are pretty much of a muchness as it isn't really rocket science, the Quest for Barbel is a good read as it combines the how to with some good yarns .The best Barbel themed book in my opinion is Jon Berrys '' A can of Worms , the story of Barbel and the men who fished for them ''.It's a brilliant read , informative and amusing in equal measure , well researched . I think the sign of a good fishing book is one that you return to again and again ,my copy of A can of worms is very well thumbed .

 

[Haydn Clarke]

To be honest most of the'' how to catch ''Barbel books are pretty much of a muchness as it isn't really rocket science, the Quest for Barbel is a good read as it combines the how to with some good yarns .The best Barbel themed book in my opinion is Jon Berrys '' A can of Worms , the story of Barbel and the men who fished for them ''.It's a brilliant read , informative and amusing in equal measure , well researched . I think the sign of a good fishing book is one that you return to again and again ,my copy of A can of worms is very well thumbed .

Anything by Jon Berry is always good and very well researched. A Can Of Worms is no exception. Not barbel related of course but Beneath The Blackwater is just brilliant. An absolute odyssey of a book about Ferox trout. It ranks with the very best angling books.