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  • 2010 - Early September
    By admin on August 31st, 2010 | 3 Comments3 Comments Comments
    Before I start let me just say this blog may differ a little from my regular blog, more of a travelogue perhaps, but things will probably be back to normal next time. I made my first trip to the Derbyshire Derwent in two years and it was easy to recall why I like this river so much. Small enough t...
  • 2010 - Mid August
    By admin on August 17th, 2010 | 10 Comments10 Comments Comments
    What a hectic time of year this is! Since returning from Cyprus I’ve appeared on Tight Lines, spent five days in the Wye Valley, miraculously met five magazine and newspaper article deadlines, dealt with a mountain of visitor emails to the site and as I write I’m making arrangements to v...
  • 2010 - Early August Blog
    By admin on August 5th, 2010 | 10 Comments10 Comments Comments
    You see, to me, a canal is a stillwater, even though it does actually flow at times thanks to the openingof locks and the toppingup from compensation reservoirs. However you can fish canals in the closed season. They do not flood in the same way a river might and they only exist because of boats....
  • 2010 - Late July (A Hat Trick…!)
    By admin on July 24th, 2010 | 13 Comments13 Comments Comments
    I’ll be brief. You’ve had four blogs already this month. Five’s just showing off! Back in my Trent match days August was frequently a dour month with very little getting caught unless you were a wasp grub man. The grubbers bagged up whatever the weather or river conditions were. C...
  • 2010 - Mid July
    By admin on July 7th, 2010 | 13 Comments13 Comments Comments
    This may be a rushed blog - depends how I feel as it progresses but now the river season’s open my opportunities to sit down and write are being restricted for all the right reasons - and the desire to sit here bashing away at a keyboard when I could be fishing rapidly diminishes. I’ll ...
  • 2010 - Early July Blog
    By admin on June 26th, 2010 | 22 Comments22 Comments Comments
    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...
  • 2010 - Late June
    By admin on June 20th, 2010 | 31 Comments31 Comments Comments
    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&#...
  • 2010 Late April Blog
    By admin on April 25th, 2010 | 18 Comments18 Comments Comments
    Move Along Folks, No Fishing Here… If you’re wondering why there have been no updates on the site for a few weeks or why I’ve not responded to any emails it’s because I’ve been stranded in the Caribbean patiently waiting for a flight home. It’s a tough life, isn&...
  • Important Anouncement - BD&W Volumes 3 & 4
    By admin on April 2nd, 2010 | No Comments Comments
    BARBEL DAYS AND WAYS VOLS 3 & 4 Two new DVDs that are set to astonish! The latest DVDs from Kali Productions, Barbel Days And Ways Volumes Three and Four, will be released to coincide with the Barbel Society Conference on Sunday 9th May, 2010. Volumes Three and Four pick up from where the criti...
  • Effective Barbel Rigs – Part Two
    By admin on January 28th, 2010 | 26 Comments26 Comments Comments
      But the plain truth is, no, I’m not holding anything back. There is no Holy Grail out there; there is no top secret rig that only the most successful anglers use. What I described is exactly what I used for the vast majority of last summer and very effective it was, too, although it is not th...