Cool Chub And A Belting Barbel – Martin James
Radio Broadcaster and widely travelled angler, Martin James gives us another extract from his excellent new book, Caught At The Water’s Edge… It all started when I got a telephone Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Barbel
Back End Barbel
As we neared the end of a recent season I sat down with three of my fellow Don Valley Specimen Group (DVSG) mates and discussed prospects and tactics for the Continue Reading →
Float Fishing For Barbel
For a number of seasons my Trent barbel fishing was pretty much one dimensional. Okay, I may have experimented with rigs, with baits and tactical approaches but if you boil it Continue Reading →
Refining Barbel Tactics
This is the article that nearly got away. Written for and submitted to Coarse Fisherman magazine, it would have been in the next issue had the magazine not ceased trading. Continue Reading →
2011 – Mid January Blog
As we finally emerge from the iron grip of the recent arctic blast perhaps it’s time to take stock of how our fish have been faring. I’ve heard reports of one Continue Reading →
2011 – Happy New Year!
Well there’s no mistaking it’s the pantomime season, is there? (Oh, yes there is…) But enough of Mr B for now! Welcome to the ice age folks. With a bit Continue Reading →
2010 Almost Xmas!
Bloody Hell! Where did the snow go? One minute we’ve a foot of the stuff and the side roads are sheeted in ice, the next it simply all vanished. Of Continue Reading →
Dinsmores Launch Bait Bropper
When Thamesley ceased trading the race was on for anglers to snap up every last remaining bait dropper. Stu Walker bought every single one he could find and I’m told 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 – Late November Blog
With the Trent still high and carrying colour there was only one place to be and one species to target. Barbel. Unfortunately the river dropped a full four feet in Continue Reading →
2010 – Mid-November Blog
Autumn is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, according to Keats. And this year has been quite special, hasn’t it? Driving through the leafy lanes of Norfolk last week was Continue Reading →
2010 – Early November Blog
I intended this to be a short blog but unfortunately I got a bit carried away. Nothing unusual there I suppose. You don’t mind, do you? Perhaps I’ll hold back Continue Reading →
New Film Clips
In the past decade I’ve been priviledged to travel half way round the world and back again with Stu Walker. Quite recently we began filming our adventures, just to create an 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 – Late October Blog
I fished the tidal Trent last week. Although the water level remained high and carried a bit of colour fish activity was parctically zero. For a midweek day I’ve never Continue Reading →