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Posted by admin on June 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
In which Bob Roberts continues to share tales from his angling life. Chapter 15 looks at a few of the many sessions he has shared with top angler Matt Hayes… Days With Hayes – What An Expert Can Do… Matt Hayes and I were good friends long before he rose to his exalted position in [...]
Filed under Articles, Books, Tales Of The Riverbank · Tagged with Adams Mill, Barbel, Ed Brown, Furnace Mill Fishery, Great Ouse, Linear Fisheries, Matt Hayes, pike, River Severn, Warwickshire Avon, zander
Posted by admin on May 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Posted by admin on October 6, 2010 · 11 Comments
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 the clappers. Eighty locations were put on flood watch but within 24 hours it was down to a handful. The water we get these days [...]
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Posted by admin on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Back in 1992 I wrote a series for David Hall called Tales From The Riverbank – Dear Diary in which I recounted stories about what I’d been up to in recent weeks. It was arguably a template for the blogs we read today on the Internet. Here’s part five. Just click on the Image and [...]
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Posted by admin on February 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Bob Journeys to the Severn and fishes with the legendary Ron Lees, takes in the Trent National and gets involved in a bit of Motorway carnage. Just click on the image below and the article will open up as a pdf document…
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Posted by admin on December 19, 2008 · 6 Comments
Chapter 4 The Moving Feeder The following chapter is as fresh and as relevant today as it was on the day I wrote it. Few anglers have ever, or will ever, master this technique. It is a crying shame really because the technique because most cannot be bothered with the little bit of extra [...]
Filed under Books, Legering Book · Tagged with bites, Bob Roberts, Burton Joyce, Collingham, Critical Balance, Feeder, Kevin Johnson, Korda, legering, match anglers, messingham sands, moving feeder, Quivertip, River Severn, River Thames, River trent, River Wye, Rudyard Kipling, striking, the method
Posted by admin on September 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Here’s the introduction to the legering book Take A Leaf Out Of My Book Bob Roberts This section of Bob Roberts Online delves into the popular technique of legering. Back in the early nineties, I wrote a hugely successful book on the subject but it is now long out of print, yet still in demand, [...]
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