2011 – Late May Blog
Posted by admin on May 16, 2011 · 7 Comments

I’ve been out a couple of times this week and been battered on both occasions. The first trip was with Marc Johnson to the members lake at Tyram Hall. It was a freaky day in that we hardly saw a carp move and usually they are quite active in the clear water, cruising around with [...]
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2011 – Late April Blog
Posted by admin on April 25, 2011 · 20 Comments

Bob Roberts’ angling blog is regarded by thousands as a simply unbeatable read. Here he shares his views on barbel spawning, carp off the top, mastermind, Morrissey, the treasures of the Nile and much, much more.
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2010 – Early April Blog
Posted by admin on March 31, 2010 · 10 Comments

Early April Blog Greetings everyone! I struggled to get out on the bank for most of this week needing to catch up on a backlog of writing. Anyway, I’m back on top on that score at least. Friday saw me heading down to Lakeside Fisheries, near Ranskill. The owners have been good friends for at least 15 years [...]
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See The Class Of ’96
Posted by admin on November 17, 2009 · 2 Comments

Your chance to watch Sky TV’s coverage of the UK Angling Masters 1996
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Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 9
Posted by admin on June 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I haven’t fished a match, as such, for more than a decade but a competition that did grab my attention was the UK Angling Masters Championships. What an event this was and how sad that it didn’t become a permanent fixture in the angling calendar. David Marle launched the concept at his Great Linford [...]
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2008 – November Blog
Posted by admin on December 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment

November Blog Stuart Walker and I finally launched our debut DVD, Barbel Days And Ways Volume One on November 1st. Much of the previous year was spent on the creative side – planning, filming, editing and so on. I’ve made a dozen of more angling films in my [...]
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