Click images above to enlarge I love a good night out – words which to most people conjure up … More

Click images above to enlarge Some time ago I was with Des Taylor at the SBS base in Kidderminster when … More

Click images above to enlarge When you talk with barbel anglers you often hear references to a) that they can’t … More

Always up for a piscatorial challenge, I find it easier to ‘move on’ in my angling after I have had … More

  The biggest problem that I face in my angling is what to fish for – and that bar is … More

        Left to right: The best chub of the week….. The river in question…. Another chub poses … More

  Banging the barbel welfare drum   I would certainly never try to take any high moral ground – after … More

  A late barbel saves the day   Although I had no prior intention of fishing the lower Severn for … More

  That’s it, I’ll blame the otters! I can’t believe that we are already over a month into the river … More

    High as a kite on the River Sow! As I wrote in last week’s Angling Journal entry, although … More

Switching to the Severn Entering the final fortnight of the river season, I felt a magnetic pull not only to … More

Demon stops play I’m so committed to my angling I could say that wild horses wouldn’t stop me from going … More

I don’t know what it is, but there is a definite pull that the lower Severn has on many barbel … More

In spite of barbel becoming extremely popular in recent years, there are still many anglers who view a flooded river … More

I fish a variety of venues, ranging from those available on an open-to-all club book through to syndicates. And it … More

With the rivers bursting their banks and well into the fields, I decided to fish a local canal for pike. … More

With last year’s awesome floods still very much in the minds of many Midlanders, the last week has seen rainfall … More

When we use the term ‘pleasure angler’ we create a picture in our minds of a fisherman who isn’t perhaps … More

It’s been over twelve months since I last fished the River Dove. It may sound odd to some if I … More

One of the promises I made to myself at the start of the year was that I would become more … More

Considering that I don’t live that far from the Teme, it’s one river that I don’t fish very often. In … More

After a carp fishing session last week on the lower Severn, this week I decided to switch back to barbel. … More

‘Gonna wait till the midnight hour’ is the title of a well-known song by the soul man Wilson Pickett. Little … More

Some time back I had a telephone call from my wife who was in a local charity shop (you can … More

As an angler I tend to fish for one species over a period of time, and this can be seen … More

I usually do my fishing towards the end of the week, but due to having a couple of visitors from … More

Sunday is usually a very busy day for me, after all, as an ordained Minister I only work one day … More

Those of you that are into your football will know that when a team runs onto the pitch, they do … More

As I tend to fish campaigns, I am very much aware of the possibilities of repetition. For example, at the … More

We recently remembered the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Although I am a soul man myself, I … More

I tend to think in terms of the four seasons when planning my fishing sessions, and so with June through … More

I’ve been quite busy work-wise lately, but one thing I always do is ensure that I allocate time to go … More

I am thinking of changing my middle name to ‘indecision’, such is the current state of mind I find myself … More

I don’t know if you are like me, but sometimes there is a swim that you feel you just have … More

For the first couple of sessions of the week I returned to the ‘small undisclosed river’ that I have been … More

Water, water every where, ne any drop to drink…thus runs the text of the original Rime of the Ancient Mariner … More

My plans were all made for the start of the river season, as I looked forward to kicking off a … More

Just last week I made the decision to retire from Saturday 11-a-side football. One of the beneficiaries of that choice … More

Plenty of rain brought in by strong SW winds, the water temperature up to 9C, river at the top of … More

With a week passing since my last fishing trip, I was more than looking forward to getting out on the … More

Because I tend to fish focused campaigns for both species and venue, it is a challenge to keep something fresh … More

Although as an angler I tend to be very focused, and that invariably means not only a specific species but … More

They say that lightning never strikes twice. Well I don’t know about that, but for the second barbel session in … More

With a meeting planned for the afternoon, I didn’t leave home until 4pm, at which time I encountered heavy traffic. … More

Now that we are well into autumn my attention is switching to the River Severn, and in particular the lower … More

With a couple of barbel sessions planned this week, it was a trip to the River Sow for the first … More

As a ‘soul man’, with a particular leaning towards Tamla Motown, whenever I hear the phrase ‘Needle in a haystack’, … More

If there is one ingredient I like in my fishing then it has to be a challenge. And one thing … More

Following my double figure barbel on the Sow last week, I was well and truly fired up for another crack … More

If you have been following my angling exploits recently, you will realise how excited I was concerning my barbel from … More

All of our major rivers in this country have tributaries that are not so well known, other than to the … More

Some rainfall – albeit minimal – had certainly added a nice tinge to the River Dove as it worked its … More

After a couple of weeks of fishing the Teme, it was time to head north and in particular to the … More

With barbel being my current target fish I again decided to visit the River Teme in pursuit of the species. … More

It has been a while since I fished the River Teme for barbel, so as part of my pre-season preparation … More

As you will have gathered from my recent Angling Journal entries, I’ve been pretty much wishing the days away so … More

As far as rivalry for my leisure time is concerned, I have two main competitors – football and fishing. The … More

Although I have been intending to fish for other species this summer – and I have to some degree – … More

It sounds a ridiculous thing to say, but fish swim! The reason I state the obvious is that I fancied … More

For someone who is a self-professed river fanatic, it just seemed really strange that here I was, well into a … More

One of the advantages of being a solitary angler is that you can literally please yourself where you go, without … More

Sometimes a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do! Waiting for ideal conditions, particularly at this time of the … More

If you read my Angling Journal regularly, you will know that I do incorporate a lot of weather references in … More

It seems like ages since I have been barbel fishing, I thought to myself, as I dusted down the gear … More