Some time ago I went for a walk. Nothing unusual there. A walk alongside some flowing water. Definitely nothing unusual there. … More
Tag: Lower Severn
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
Enjoying myself on the lower Severn (zander article and video, entry 327)
Enjoying myself on the lower Severn One of the points I continually make about fishing is that it has … More
What a fish – even if I say so myself! (zander article and video, entry 323)
What a fish – even if I say so myself! Fishing is all about enjoyment and I had so … More
Third run lucky! (zander article and video, entry 322)
Third run lucky! ‘Going fishing tomorrow and I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve. Only an angler would … More
My encounter with a man from Auntie! (barbel article, entry 70)
It all started with a message left on my voice mail. ‘Hello, I’m Ian Johnson from the BBC. I’m very … More
Beaten by a fifty foot tree! (barbel article, entry 68)
After a couple of pike sessions the week before, some SW rain prompted me to get back on the barbel … More
A 13lb barbel is the icing on the cake (barbel article, entry 66)
After a few days of wet and windy weather hitting the country from the south-west, I had just one thing … More
Back to the barbel (barbel article, entry 64)
Kicking off my pike campaign for the season just last week, it wasn’t long before I was getting the barbel … More
It’s good to be back on the pike trail (pike article, entry 63)
I’ve certainly enjoyed the last month or so as I have specifically targeted barbel, but as an all-rounder I appreciate … More
Oh, what a night! (barbel article, entry 61)
One of the great advantages of fishing alone is that you can please yourself where you go – you don’t … More
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
A cold end to my chub season (chub article, entry 35)
With just days left for the river season, rather than weeks, I must say I was disappointed to be confronted … More
Three lost fish, but it works out in the end (barbel article, entry 32)
I have mixed feelings about calling the Environment Agency’s Riverline to check on the condition of the venue before I … More
Only a small one but they all count (barbel article, entry 27)
Forever the opportunist, I was determined to take full advantage of some rain that came in from across the Atlantic, … More
The Severn plays Scrooge on the run-in to Christmas (chub article)
This is the time of the year when it gets hard to catch anything, never mind a specimen fish! Still, … More
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
A change in species pays off (pike article)
One of the advantages of being an all-rounder is that, no matter what the weather, there is always a species … More
