A Wye barbel, 9x chub and an eel. Make hay while the sun shines!

Had the stick 'n' pin gear ready, but with almost 2 meters of dirty water on - I thought I'd have blast at an opener barbel (pl...

Another closed season has nearly dragged past, the Orange Tip butterflies have come and gone, and once again I didn't wet a line. But a...

A year on The River Wye. Back to my old stomping ground, and it was a real struggle - I worked very hard for every fish! I landed a total ...

Wye Pike: Target 20 - Total: 13 (65%) Didn't go exactly to plan, there are far fewer pike here than I thought. Hundreds of hours...

James joined me on the Small River for an end of season fish-off. Most barbel wins a pint. And there were no extra points for breaking int...

Hailstorms and freezing cold weather - but I went anyway! Thursday 13 March (4 hours) Barbel: 4lb, 2lb, 2lb, 3½lb, 4lb, 4lb, 5lb (7) Chu...

I haven't had a great season - but I was on 94 barbel so far. And as I was in London anyway I might as well pop down the Small River a...