2008 – September Blog
Hey, where did summer go? Suddenly it’s raining every day and the rivers are coming over their banks. There’s nothing quite like a warm flush for switching barbel on but Continue Reading →
Hey, where did summer go? Suddenly it’s raining every day and the rivers are coming over their banks. There’s nothing quite like a warm flush for switching barbel on but Continue Reading →
There’s something delightfully indulgent about writing a book in which you are the central character, the glue that holds it all together. It would have been easier not to bother, Continue Reading →
The perch is an enigmatic species. Bold, aggressive, yet exquisitely beautiful. In clear water the colouration of a perch is a delight to behold. You’ll never mistake it for any Continue Reading →
Before starting to fish on an unknown venue, tackle up a quiver-tip rod and attach a loz bomb to the line. Do not bother with a hook at this stage. Continue Reading →
Chapter One TACKLE Much of the tackle used when legering is specialised and can only be used for legering. Fortunately, it is mostly available from your local tackle shop where Continue Reading →
Here’s the introduction to the legering book Take A Leaf Out Of My Book Bob Roberts This section of Bob Roberts Online delves into the popular technique of legering. Back Continue Reading →
Chapter One Humble Beginnings Caught In The Net I can hardly remember a time in my life when fish weren’t important to me in some way. Perhaps it’s in the Continue Reading →
August Blog Where does the time go? I thought that retiring from my full-time job would leave me with loads of time to do everything I want to do but Continue Reading →
Cor, time flies when you’re having fun, eh? I must have had loads of fun in the first three weeks of the new season because the time has literally flown Continue Reading →
As a match angler back in the 1980’s I never really hankered after catching a big carp. Okay I would frequently pick up magazines and newspapers to gaze in Continue Reading →
Sometimes we take our fishing far too seriously. Many anglers measure their enjoyment purely on the size of fish they catch and if you ask me that’s a recipe for Continue Reading →
Now and then I get this irresistible urge to put the record straight. Okay, it might ruffle a few feathers but if I don’t do it who else will? Anglers Continue Reading →
My love affair with tench probably began nearly forty years ago when I witnessed the capture of a four-pounder from Arksey Railway Pond. I’d never actually seen one in the Continue Reading →
Anyone who is a relative newcomer to fishing and reads the papers avidly will be labouring under the impression that seven pounds chub are pretty common and that sixes are Continue Reading →
When I hear anglers making out they know how to catch big bream it brings a smile to my face. Big bream are frustratingly unpredictable. For weeks I had been Continue Reading →