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Showing posts with label Fishing. Show all posts
Sunday, 18 March 2018

The longest of winters

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One of the few recent captures Another river season has come and gone and the lack of activity on these pages tell its own story. Since ...
Friday, 20 November 2015

Is a 10lb Barbel still a big deal?

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For years, a 10lb barbel has represented a specimen fish and catching a 'double' is an undoubted sign of success. Rivers such as the...
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Friday, 9 October 2015

Lower Severn Barbel: Short Session Success

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Sunday saw the moon and stars align to finally give me an opportunity to get back to the water's edge. I arrived on a stretch of the low...
Saturday, 18 October 2014

Lower Severn: Getting Better

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After last Sunday's session, which produced a lovely Barbel that just fell short of the magical 10lb figure, I was again on the lower Se...
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Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Fishing at last

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The lack of activity on this site is indicative of how hectic the last few weeks have been. I won't bore you with the details but last w...
Wednesday, 23 April 2014

Tench campaign underway

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Today saw my first proper fishing session since the end of the river season. It's been a busy few weeks for me and to be honest the brea...
Monday, 27 January 2014

Floodwater Barbel

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It seems ages since I last caught a barbel. I must admit to being side tracked over the last few months and I haven't really had the m...
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

In search of perch

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Sunday was a fine day. Bright and sunny weather meant it was rather pleasant at times although the conditions were not textbook as far as my...
Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Angling - Is there a future? (Part 2)

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This is the second part of my series looking into the threats to angling. The first part [ here ] focussed on hydro power turbines but this ...
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Monday, 9 December 2013

A Lesson Learned

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With a few hours spare on Sunday morning I decided to spend them on the banks of the Warwickshire Avon. I had seen a weather forecast predic...
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Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Angling - Is there a future? (Part 1)

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Like many, this season has been hit and miss on the angling front. In fact, as far as barbel are concerned it's been a near disaster. On...
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Monday, 11 February 2013

It's not funny anymore

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I left for work this morning to be met with the all too familiar sight of the Warks Avon spread across the outskirts of my village and flo...
Sunday, 27 January 2013

A trip into the unknown

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With the rivers full of snow melt water I decided that this week’s fishing fix would have to be found elsewhere. I only had a few hours sp...
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Saturday, 26 January 2013

Rivers on the rise

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We seem to have some milder weather on the way but this of course has triggered the snow melt. As a result the last 24 hours have seen the W...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013

It's Snow Joke

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Picture the scene; the countryside covered in fluffy, white snow, a Robin perched on a fence post and hardly a soul to be seen. I've alw...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Do we need a river close season? (edited)

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I note that Dave Harrell has penned an article in this week’s Angling Times calling for a lift on the river close season. After all, it’s ...
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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Mr Crabtree comes to our screens

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It's been announced that Freeview channel, Quest will be airing a TV version of the famous 'Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing' towards th...
Sunday, 6 January 2013

A blank and another winter Barbel

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Since my last post I’ve had two trips: a Piking session on the Gloucester Canal and an afternoon on the Warks Avon hoping for Barbel. ...
Wednesday, 2 January 2013

First session and fish of 2013

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I’ve actually have two trips on the Warwickshire Avon to report. The first was on New Year’s Eve and I found the river, unsurprisingly, just...
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Saturday, 29 December 2012

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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As another year edges towards its conclusion we often see ourselves reflecting on what has gone and fishing evokes memories, some good and s...