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 the occasional knob head who’s presumably fuelled by jealousy but I rather like that. Shows I’m doing som...

By heck it’s been a busy week or so since the last blog. Where on earth does the time go. Still the fish have been kind to me, the sun has shone and there are many more adventures lining up in my diary so things will remain interesting for a long time to come yet. Mind you, Even the old heron...

New Season News Well the long wait is finally over. As June 16th approached I was buzzing to get out on the rivers and start fishing again. Quite what made me so excited this year I haven’t a clue but I was straining at the leash as the big day approached. The river looked amazing. Sunday&#...

The boys from Pallatrax are pretty good at the old Micky taking, too, so even when the crowds disappeared off into the other hall to watch the speakers we managed to keep ourselves amused in the trade hall. Arriving early, we hadn’t even unloaded out gear from the car when Trefor West shouted...

If we were allowed to go out fishing like real grown ups…  Would we ‘pile in it ’ in…Or treat them mean? (Not forgetting it is still rather cold at night)  An Article By: LEE SWORDS  Every once in a while my old mate Swordsey comes up with an article that even he realises will ...

I’ve been back to the Trent but like everyone around me I blanked. Maybe if I stuck it out into the dark hours things would change but right now I really don’t fancy that. Perhaps the mood will grab me later but for the time being I rather like to be home in time for my evening meal. Pe...

Can you believe it’s autumn already? It seemed as though the summer would just go on forever but a glance along the hedgerows tells me otherwise. Take a look at these images I snapped on October 1st. Who needs to visit New England in the Fall? I guess ‘old’ England will do us fine ...

  It’s no reflection on the abilities of our guests, but between them they’ve suffered eight blank days while the cameras rolled. As the UK river levels fall the water gets clearer by the day and catching fish becomes a problem, especially as it has to be done in broad daylight with an an...

Making sense of it all… In Part One I said that I would talk about triggers and by that I mean the events that trigger a reaction from our quarry, the magnificent Barbel. As I see it our overall success within angling, regardless of what type of fishing we do, is built on one foundation - ...

Carbology Explained - by Lee Swords. Part 1… (of several…) Carbelling: The fusing of barbel fishing and carp fishing Carbology: The science of catching barbel using techniques evolved from those used in the carp fishing fraternity. Carbologist: One who involves themselves in the science ...