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Tag: boilies

The Sow plays hard to get (barbel article, entry 62)

I caught a double from the river a couple of seasons ago, and I’ve been intending to do a few … More

Barbel, boilies, chiffchaff, chub, Derbyshire, River Dove, River Sow, seeds

I-spy with my little eye (barbel article, entry 53)

I arrived on the banks of the Derbyshire Dove with quite a storm brewing. In fact, my old Bedchair Brotel … More

baloo, Barbel, Bedchair Brotel, bedlington terrier, boilies, Derbyshire, double-figure barbel, Richworth boilie dip, River Dove, seeds

U r priceless u r (barbel article, entry 52)

Although I am mainly focusing on tench at the moment, nevertheless I still have one eye on barbel. And with … More

Barbel, boilies, chub, Derbyshire, Lower Severn, mandarin duck, River Dove, river severn, seeds, stock dove

Tinca Man strikes again… apologies to Claudio Ranieri! (tench article, entry 51)

The British weather! No wonder we talk about it so much, it certainly gives us plenty of variety to occupy … More

boilies, estate lake, grass snake, green woodpecker, Tench

My pleasure level is well and truly topped up (tench article, entry 50)

With my barbel season kicking off in style on opening day, this week I have turned my attention to the … More

boilies, brown crumb, dead maggots, estate lake, sweetcorn, Tench

A great start to the new season (barbel article, entry 49)

I had been looking forward to the start of the river season the day the last one ended in March, … More

Barbel, boilies, Derbyshire, double-figure barbel, little owl, River Dove

320-5… but rain did not stop play (bream article, entry 40)

April showers! Living in the British Isles we know all about them don’t we! However, as I drove to the … More

boilies, Bream, brown crumb, dead maggots, gravel pit, mallard, marker float, particles, reed warbler, sweetcorn

And I celebrated with a cup of tea… (bream article, entry 39)

Looking at the available time I have between now and the start of the river season, I will be fishing … More

black headed gull, boilies, Bream, chiffchaff, common gull, gravel pit, pop-up boilie

A slow start but it all comes good in the end (barbel article)

I start this week’s angling journal with what was my fourteenth visit to the Lower Severn so far this season. We … More

bait dropper, Barbel, boilies, chub, Derbyshire, double-figure barbel, Lower Severn, particles, PVA bags, River Dove, river severn

Fireworks on the Dove (barbel article)

It seemed like ages since I last fished the Dove, and in many ways it was. Although it had only … More

Barbel, boilies, Daiwa Powermesh, Derbyshire, River Dove, Sufix Synergy

I’m getting smaller but my fish are getting bigger (barbel article)

At the start of the year I decided to go on a diet. Not the crash type diet whereby you … More

Barbel, boilies, chub, Drennan Micro Braid, Lower Severn, particles, river severn

You don’t always get what you want (barbel article)

As an angler I tend to be very focused. Even a casual glance at my angling journal reveals that I … More

Barbel, boilies, Bream, chub, Drennan boilie hook, Lower Severn, particles, river severn

The Dove runs close but it’s the Severn that does the honours (barbel article)

It was another hot day as I made my way north on the A38 to fish the River Dove. It’s … More

Barbel, boilies, Derbyshire, double-figure barbel, Lower Severn, River Dove, river severn, Staffordshire, treecreeper, Wolverhampton Wanderers

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