A Fist Full Of Barbel
I don’t think there can be any doubts, the River Trent is by far and away the UK’s finest barbel river. There, I’ve said it. Number One. Top Dog. The Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Barbel Society
Weekend Sport Column – 1st December
Angling Books – Bob’s Pick Of 2013 – Part Two More Books With The X(mas) Factor The past year has been bountiful, genuinely producing a fabulous crop of brilliant new Continue Reading →
2014 – July Blog
Remember the Simple Minds song, ‘I promised you a miracle?‘ I look back and think promising to update the blog more often was along those lines. The thing is, when Continue Reading →
Books – Pick Of The Crop 2013
The past year or so has seen the publication of some fabulous angling books, books that have given me hours and hours of pleasure and in some cases set the Continue Reading →
Book Extracts: Barbel Tales from the Barbel Society
Book Extract: Barbel Tales from the Barbel Society I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed reading Barbel Tales. It’s one of those dipping books that would grace any angler’s book Continue Reading →
CITA – Barbel Fisher Article
I was really impressed with the Barbel Society’s latest Barbel Fisher magazine, edited by Rob Hilton. He’s done a cracking job and I take my hat off to him. It’s Continue Reading →
2012 – End Of Movember Blog
Greetings everyone and welcome to the Bob Roberts Online late Movember blog. How’s the whiskers? Thank God that’s over, said Angela, relieved she was now in a position to trim her Continue Reading →
2010 – Early December Blog
I dropped in on the River Don today at Sprotborough, just with a lure rod plus a bunch of rubber lures and spinner baits. The river above the weir is controlled Continue Reading →
2010 – End Of November Bonus Blog
As we roll headlong into December the fishing isn’t getting any easier but nagging away at the back of my consciousness is the certain knowledge that it’ll get a lot Continue Reading →
2010 – Almost November Blog
“How many times a week do you think I email the Prime Minister?” Few in the room doubted he was actually telling the truth. Lee Swords talk to the Barbel Society’s Yorkshire Continue Reading →
2010 – Mid October Blog
Apparently, those who fish rivers on a regular basis will have had their prayers answered this week. After weeks of drought the heavens opened and suddenly the rivers were rising like Continue Reading →
2010 – Early October Blog
It’s a bit short notice, I know, but if anyone fancies popping down to Brown’s of Leighton Buzzard on Saturday 2nd October I’ll be there representing Daiwa and you’ll Continue Reading →
2010 – Bonus End Of September Blog
Everywhere you look there are signs that autumn is approaching rapidly. Officially we’ve got another four weeks before the clocks go back but I’ve a sneaky feeling we’ll be well into Continue Reading →
2010 – Early August Blog
The stocking of barbel in stillwaters is a contentious issue with some individuals, so much so that they would see captively bred barbel destroyed rather than be released into ponds. Continue Reading →
2010 – Late July Blog (Part Deux)
Welcome back to part deux of what must be the longest angling blog in the world. Mind you, no-one’s exactly complaining, are they? Well, that’s not exactly true. There is Continue Reading →