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Winter barbel fishing can also be fast and furious, if only for short periods. On many rivers stretches which are filled with anglers all summer long suddenly become deserted after the first frosts. All of these factors have meant that my barbel fishing year has rarely begun before September over the last few years. Apart…

Hopefully the new web-page design will allow you to search our archives and investigate our databases in an easier than ever manner. Browse around, the benefits should be obvious. At least – they will be when we get the bugs out! Give it time, remember that Wapping wasn’t built in a day. Or was that…

If you’re planning a trip to the river this week go out and purchase a thermometer. There are two types of thermometers; the normal mercury thermometer and the new types which give the air and water temperature, these also run off a small battery usually available from shops selling electrical goods televisions and radios etc….

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Anglian Water have announced the opening dates of the four trout fisheries for the coming 2002 season and with Easter very early all four will be open before the 1 April. Ravensthorpe Friday 1 March Pitsford Water Friday 15 March Grafham Water Saturday 23 March Rutland Water Thursday 28 March A range of six Season…

I left you last week as I was preparing to fly off to Swedish Lapland for a tourism conference, some dog sledding and ice fishing. Arriving at Manchester I was told I couldn’t take a four piece ten weight rod on board as hand luggage, though my walking stick which could be used as a…