Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 14
The saga continues with just a few of my experiences with the Bewdley Brawler himself, Mr Des Taylor… Days With Des – “Are You A Whiteface Then?” At Christine’s funeral Des Taylor asked if I’d like to have a crack at his pool. He had the rights to a small water that held chub to 7 [...]
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 call from a fellow presenter at BBC Radio Lancashire who told me that comedian singer song-writer, Phil Cool wanted to meet me. I said, “Tell [...]
2011 – Mid February Blog
Looks like Yorkshire river anglers can look forward to some excellent chub fishing on the Swale in a year or two as there appears to be loads of 2-3lb chub around right now. Bit of a nightmare if you’re after something a bit bigger but certainly the long term prospects are promising. What’s especially nice to [...]
2011 – Early February Blog
Well, That’s January done and dusted. I’d better re-name this blog Early February! Weather’s picking up though and the fish are biting again. How good is that? And how are your new year resolutions going? Are they in tatters yet? I’m proud to say mine is going strong. This year I decided that life would be [...]
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 down to basics, I would turn up, chuck in some bait and fish over it with two rods pointing skywards. Now come on guys, where’s [...]
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 commercial fishery being severely hit with thousands of fish carcasses clearly visible beneath the ice. Small, heavily stocked lakes will be hit hardest, I suspect. [...]
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 of time on my hands what else can I do better than treat you all to a bonus blog, filled with Christmas cheer? There’s even a good [...]
Coaching – Summer 2011
The Wye Valley Experience – 2011 Do you dream of fishing wild waters in an unspoiled anglers paradise? Imagine catching pristine barbel and chub that may never have seen a hook, never mind been caught before. The majestic Wye Valley offers you a chance to indulge your fishing fantasies. Last year Peter Smith and I [...]
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 two days during which gales had swept over the country depositing millions of leaves in the river. A week ago the hedgerows had been bathed in yellows, [...]
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 simply breathtaking, the landscape a riot of golds, reds and browns although by the time you read this they’ll probably be a distant memory or [...]
