A New Season …
Hi all, I can`t believe it is going to be the start of the 2026/27 season next week! That will be 20 years since my first proper attempts at fishing for barbel!! I hope you are all looking forward to … Continue reading →
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A rather fine specimen….
Don`t you just love it when a plan comes together? On this day it did! The plan was hatching in my minds eye throughout the day while I was doing my day job of angling coaching…The thoughts of the fish … Continue reading →
River Teme barbel fishing anyone?
Bransford angling and conservation group We have now received a lot of interest, so we cannot take any more enquiries until those first in line have been met or joined… Many thanks for the massive support! I am … Continue reading →
Happy New Year and Peace to all x
Exciting news & taking bookings….
Hi to all of you looking in on here, I am pleased to let you all know that we are currently working on a new look website for 2024! We are also taking bookings for the new year after the … Continue reading →
Winter barbel & the fish that found the thorns, a “bramble barbel”…
A lunchtime start saw me on the banks of the lower Severn on a fairly mild (for the time of year) day before Christmas. The wind was blowing warmer than previous days and the barometer was saying “low”, normally good … Continue reading →
Tales of Summer ….
Barbel On The Move….
Barbel on the move. Following on from Dr Catie’s PhD Study, Pete Davies has carried the mantle over, and currently studies the movement of barbel as well … Continue reading →
A Glorious start….
The 16th finally came, and with it, some fairly exceptional rainfall!! The rivers rose fast and were near the banks and over for some, but where you could get a line in to find the fish, they were generally there … Continue reading →
Update No 2….
Here we are with the season fast approaching, and the rain tapping our windows, so perhaps we won’t have the scorching start of 2017 after all. Hopefully we won’t have the flooded start of 2012 either! This diary account is … Continue reading →