First session on the Severn and a 10lb plus barbel
I had been waiting throughout the summer for a flood to arrive on the river Severn. The summer had seen the rain arrive on the eastern side of England for a change and the west had been bereft of much of it. The Severn had been really low with fishing for barbel being difficult. Some larger fish were coming out after dark but that’s →
Another session on the river Wye
I have been trying some rigs on the river Wye in preparation of using them on the river Trent later in the year. This has been my second visit to the river recently. It’s a stretch just above Ross-on-Wye. I seldom fish it often, as the H.Avon is my preferred river of choice. The stretch does produce plenty of bigger barbel too. The →
River Wye barbel adventure
I had been guiding on the river Wye this this year. It's not been easy as the rainfall in Wales has been insignificant since late June. The river has had plenty of brown algae which has made fishing difficult. Andy (you should have been here yesterday) Cowley has taken a few people on the Wye a couple of times and sure →