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Playing with Matches

Peter Hobson enjoyed a long and passionate match fishing career back in the 70s and early 80s - fishing for the Starlets and Birmingham. This particular memoir dates back to 1970.

Barbel and Nutrition

Fred Crouch takes a look at what he perceives to be one of the main causes of concern in modern barbel angling - overfeeding.

Dream Catcher

Kevin Perkins goes dream fishing for ...

Work, Rest and Play

Peter Hobson briefly escapes from work into a very different world

The Fishing Widow

Neil Maidment takes a look at angling life...from a very different perspective.

Winter Chubbing

Christian Barker aka 'The Chav Professor' takes a detailed look at his angling passion - winter chubbing - and has some particularly insightful thoughts on that perennial chub conundrum - effective bite indication.

Grayling Fishing – Between Times

Sean Meeghan enjoys a grayling session in the hiatus betwixt autumn and winter and goes on to offer some thought-provoking opinions on how best to target the species.

The Big Steal

Andy Scholey goes through the nightmare of tackle theft and, eventually, comes through the other side...but is the shiny, new tackle really adequate recompense?

Angling’s Life Lessons

Eddy Widdup reminisces on how fishing can teach us many things - and not just about how to catch fish.

I was a Barbel Virgin, but now…

Join the one and only Kevin Perkins as he sets out to lose his barbel virginity
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