Posts Tagged ‘barbel’

Buffalo Carp : Ron Key on his Texas Trip

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Baits Consultant Ron Key talks to Phil Calloway about his recent to for the .

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Winter Barbel Baits

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

One of the interesting things about through the and is the amount of different baits that can be used to catch them, and how on some days they will favour one particular and ignore anything else. With this in mind it pays to take a small variety of with you so that you can in fact change or experiment to find the the want whilst you are there. Just because you have a good catch on say pellet one day, don’t become stereotyped into thinking that this method will always catch you as the can be contrary creatures at times. In fact i can think of many occasions over the last few winters where a change of has brought instant results.Also when  two rods less than 10 yards apart on different , i have had as many as six good on one  whilst the other rod has remained motionless. (more…)

On the river again !

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

by Pat Gillet

It is at this time of year when I start to dust off my gear and think about getting out on the rivers. After 6 months on the Stillwaters it is nice to be getting back onto some moving water, for some truly wild . Hopefully from now onwards (as the generally worsens) the banks will be less crowded and as always at this time of year the and chub will be in their peak of condition.
From now until the end of the season you can expect to encounter some of the most challenging conditions and the worse that the English can throw at you. With this in mind I have listed a few things, which although simple have helped me put more safely on the bank through many previous winters. (more…)

‘WANDERERING ABOUT’ BARBEL

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

By Pat Gillett

I suppose one of the main things that differentiates for barbel from say Stillwater is the fact that in many cases stock wise no two seasons are the same. Now don’t get me wrong I do like my and up until ten or twelve years ago I used to for them throughout the year. The thing with most waters is that after a season or two it soon becomes apparent what the stocks are and unless get stolen or you get the odd new coming through these stocks are not going to change. Obviously this is not the case with the on the rivers as they are free to wander wherever they want to.

My last year really brought home to me the way certain stretches can vary from year to year. Now I usually start my around about October onwards, preferring to for other species for the rest of the year (which I believe keeps your from getting ‘stale’ – variety is the spice of life and all that!). Last / I fished the Lower , the Upper Trent, the and the Dove and on all of these rivers the stocks were significantly different to previous seasons. (more…)

FLOODED RIVER IN WINTER! - GIVE IT A GO YOU MAY BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED!

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

By Pat Gillett

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It is surprising how many anglers that give up and sit in the house just because the is flooded or even in some cases just carrying a bit of extra water. For years it was a commonly accepted theory that it was always best to a just as it was ‘fining’ down after a flood. Over the last few years though (especially on rivers such as the lower ) it has been recognised that for the opposite is in fact true. The will very often feed the hardest at the ‘top of the flood’ in fact on a couple of occasions using two rods I have had a brace of double figure hooked at the same time.
If you wait till the is fining down there is a good chance that you will struggle as the will have probably gorged themselves during the high water levels and will no longer be feeding for a while. Obviously here I am talking about extra water that is in the due to rain and which will generally cause the temperature to be on the rise. If the extra water is cold (such as snow melt) it can be the kiss of death. The same can be said if you suddenly get a few frosts when the is in flood. High coloured cold water and you are going to be ‘scratching’ for a bite.

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So as long as you can safely get out there and give it a go. Some of the biggest have been caught when the rivers are in flood, probably the most famous for the Midlands area was Howard Maddocks’ record caught from the Lower when the level was so high there were only one or two areas that were fishable. (more…)