Click images above to enlarge With the announcement by Kinver Freeliners that they had obtained a new water on the … More
Tag: Barbel
I love a good night out (barbel article and video, entry 426)
Click images above to enlarge I love a good night out – words which to most people conjure up … More
Perseverance, Dedication, Insanity (barbel article and video, entry 425)
Click images above to enlarge Some time ago I was with Des Taylor at the SBS base in Kidderminster when … More
Baiting and waiting on the lower Severn (barbel article and video, entry 422)
Click images above to enlarge When you talk with barbel anglers you often hear references to a) that they can’t … More
The lower Severn – Magnificent, Mysterious, Manipulative (barbel article and video, entry 418)
Click images above to enlarge There are many words that we as anglers could use to describe any river that … More
You haven’t had a disaster for a while (barbel article and video, entry 417)
Click images above to enlarge I recently wrote about not only thinking outside the box, but living there as well. … More
Barbel or bust on the lower Severn (barbel article, entry 400)
This is my debut barbel article of the year, but not the first time I have fished for them in … More
It’s a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness (barbel article, entry 382)
Always up for a piscatorial challenge, I find it easier to ‘move on’ in my angling after I have had … More
Struggling for barbel, but the chub are obliging (barbel article, entry 381)
If you a regular reader of my Angling Journal you will know that I like a challenge, and this season … More
From one extreme to the other (barbel fishing article and video, entry 375)
The biggest problem that I face in my angling is what to fish for – and that bar is … More
Definitely needles in a haystack (barbel article and video, entry 365)
Left to right: The best chub of the week….. The river in question…. Another chub poses … More
Banging the barbel welfare drum (barbel article and video, entry 321)
Banging the barbel welfare drum I would certainly never try to take any high moral ground – after … More
A late barbel saves the day (barbel article and video, entry 319)
A late barbel saves the day Although I had no prior intention of fishing the lower Severn for … More
Plodding away on the Sow (barbel article and video, entry 316)
Plodding away on the Sow As an angler I keep a diary that I write at the water’s edge, … More
That’s it, I’ll blame the otters (barbel article and video, entry 313)
That’s it, I’ll blame the otters! I can’t believe that we are already over a month into the river … More
Back to earth on the Sow! (barbel article and video, entry 310)
Back to earth on the Sow! Isn’t it great when your plans come together? Always up for a … More
High as a kite on the River Sow! (barbel article and video, entry 309)
High as a kite on the River Sow! As I wrote in last week’s Angling Journal entry, although … More
I feel like a fish chaser! (barbel article and video, entry 295)
I feel like a fish chaser! With the news breaking in the last couple of weeks of a big barbel … More
Switching to the Severn (barbel article and video, entry 294)
Switching to the Severn Entering the final fortnight of the river season, I felt a magnetic pull not only to … More
Demon stops play (barbel article and video, entry 280)
Demon stops play I’m so committed to my angling I could say that wild horses wouldn’t stop me from going … More
