Fishy Business, an angler's journal.

Welcome to my angling diary. Here I will tell you about my trials and tribulations as I embark on my quest for Barbel (and other species) on the Warwickshire Avon, Severn and Teme.

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Monday, 9 June 2025

Gravel Pit Tench

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After a series of trials fishing for tench [ here ] on my previous blog, the time had come to put my rigs into practice for a really big ten...

Sunday, 1 June 2025

Tench - Spring Experiments

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The river season ended with me snaring a super pike that would have undoubtedly been my first Avon twenty. Unfortunately, whilst readying my...

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Saturday, 4 November 2023

Specimen roach quest

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I had never managed a really big roach. Like many, I had caught some nice ones over the years but a 2 pounder had never graced my net albeit...

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Wednesday, 26 July 2023

Is the Teme back in business?

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In my last blog, I mentioned the Teme was in my thoughts. My last barbel from the river was exactly 6 years ago, a small fish of a few pound...

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Hunt for the next challenge

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A new season is upon us and we're at the end of July already. As I've got older, my fishing has been more about my own personal cha...

Sunday, 31 October 2021

Perchy Ponderings

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With autumn upon us, I decided to target some river perch. The venue was a middle Severn stretch that I have fished on many occasions over t...

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Sunday, 27 June 2021

Off to a flyer

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The past year has been a challenge for most. With the ongoing pandemic, my work has dominated this past 15 months and rightly so as there...

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