A Norfolk Memory
I saw in yesterday’s Sunday Times (5th September 2021) that Lyng Mill, in Lyng, Norfolk, has come on the market, priced in excess of...
Edward Barder Bernard Venables Fly Rod
I see that Thomas Turner is selling an Edward Barder Ltd Edition Bernard Venables 8’6” bamboo fly rod. It was ordered on...
Dave Coster’s Fishing Diary – August
POPULAR PLACE
I’d arranged to fish with a couple of mates at Staunton Harold...
Passion for… Stones
The photos say it all really. How to create a weight for river barbel and chub (and stillwater fish come to that)...
Changing Ways
NUMBER CRUNCHING
New products have a habit of creeping into your fishing, until suddenly...
Passion for Barbel… Random Thoughts
Quite a few musings here, so I hope you’ll forgive my scattered thoughts. In fact, so scattered are they that I have...
Lure Fishing with Robbie Northman #27
Topwater Perch
After exploring new venues on my road trip, and now back home, the urge to explore...
Passion for Barbel… On the Fly (Part 2)
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in the Nineties,...
Plea For Help!
I’ve just had a dreadful night, and the dread of being woken in the early hours is being realised with mounting frequency....
Passion for Barbel… On the Fly
On one of the forums recently interest was raised about the practice of catching barbel on the fly, and its feasibility. Well,...