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Bidford angling club

feeds@yuku.com (abluenose) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:07:57 GMT

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Does anybody have any contact info for the secretary of this club
cheers

top barbel weight

feeds@yuku.com (derek2fisherman) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:12:49 GMT

hi all,at a guess how big do you think the top weight would be for the biggest barbel that reside in the hampshire avon,including all stretches.cheers derek.

telstar barbel rods

feeds@yuku.com (JERRY1974) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:59:07 GMT

have any of u guys ever come accross any telstar barbel/avon rods or a website that advertises them, any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks jerry

Cotheridge

feeds@yuku.com (ricardo) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:30:57 GMT

Had a 7lb barbel out today on meat.River was well up and coloured but looked to be dropping slowly.

can any body help,

feeds@yuku.com (isisian) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:40:42 GMT

i have just joined the ranks of barbelfishingworld great site,only took since sun morning to be able to email out,aol no good for yuku,any way i figuired i might be able to catch my 1st barbel,i live in oxfordshire,fished thames for 35years, had chub to 7lbs 6s more 5ives then i can remember, but not 1 single barbel,this is a plee,and i am deadly serious ,,kind regards isisian,,

Are Barbel the next Carp?

feeds@yuku.com (Mole) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:20:27 GMT

After seeing some very well taken pictures of well earned barbel on different river sites it has left me wondering. My biggest barbel is 10lb 40z and I don't remember it as a fat fish. Are big barbel getting beer/pellet bellies. We have all seen week in week out pictures in the Mail/Times with over fed Pigs/Carp, I just wonder if we as barbel anglers are sending our favoured species down the same route.

Water temp

feeds@yuku.com (kenkroy) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:21:31 GMT

whoops wrong button

Still cold

feeds@yuku.com (Robbopike) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:58:05 GMT

River was at a nice level yesterday at Lindridge, a little coloured but pretty cold. Small amounts of mainly leaf litter were getting on the line but the old stop not tricked prevented any real problems. My pal had one take but lost it in a snag, no harm done, hook retrieved. I was Piking and had just the one, a scraper 10. Reason for the post I left one of my Spikes down there, nice subtle orange rope, I had a look but couldn't find it so I therefore bequeth it to who so ever can remove...

Saturday

feeds@yuku.com (thedude112) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:07:16 GMT

Anyone out Saturday evening. Should be some colour in the water with the rain on Friday
Dude

bewdley

feeds@yuku.com (barbelmad09) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:15:06 GMT

hi im off to bewdley the weekend anybody no how its be fishing

First Post

feeds@yuku.com (MUGWUD) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:48:50 GMT

Hi All
I'm new to this forum and haven't commented to date. However, weather this weekend seemed ideal for barbel & decided to try my luck on my local stretch of the Swale on sunday. Fished two short sessions - 7am - 10am - Result 2 chub 5lb 5oz & 4lb 11oz, & 6.30pm - 9.30pm - (same swim) 1 Barbel (4lb15oz & 2 chub (5lb 8oz & 3lb 9oz.).
Good luck to anyone out this week-unfortunately I'll be working.
Mike

Help me catch a barbel!

feeds@yuku.com (wernitz) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:25:24 GMT

Hi,
Just found your site and spent over 90minutes trying to get registered,so,complicated.
I am looking for somewhere to have a decent days fishing on the Thames,trying to catch a barbel and other stuff,ie. carp,bream perch,maybe a nice sleeper rod for a pike,I have never caught a barbel,so that is high on my list as I am due to have a big opp. on my back which may well reduce my mobility more than it is now. Does anyone know of an easy or semi easy beat where I might be in with a...

Litter at Hoveringham

feeds@yuku.com (Mike Wood) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:54:12 GMT

Having just sneaked in a one hour roving session before dark after work I wonder if the 'so called' anglers who have fished in pegs 91 and 92 over the last few days were waiting for the rubbish fairly to clear up after them. Where do they think it all goes? What does it make the rest of us responsible anglers look like to the many walkers etc that frequest that area. I hope they enjoyed leaving their neatly piled 6 or 7 empty cans of Stella and Cider plus other junk (in peg 91 - and...

can someone help?

feeds@yuku.com (matboy808) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:50:59 GMT

I am trying to find out who owns the stretch of river running behind sherbourne church near barford as i have walked along this stretch with my dog and there are some pegs along the way, i was wondering if this fell under the barford book and if so does anyone know how to go about buying one....great site by the way its good to see so many of us enjoying the rivers..

First FAS Barbel

feeds@yuku.com (octofloat) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:44:39 GMT

Hooray! Having joined FAS this season but only had four sessions on the water at SE I am delighted to have caught my first Barbel from this lovely stretch of the Loddon. Spent a pleasant afternoon with two Chub of 5lbs and a dandy of a Perch of about a pound. Chub on legered luncheon meat and halibut pellet. Perch on a float fished Lob. Then at 6.00 hooked into a lovely looking barbel of 8lbs 6oz, gave a splendid fight and I could not be more pleased. Left as the new moon was rising in the...

River Wensum

feeds@yuku.com (peter elford) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:15:24 GMT

Hello everyone, my son and me are coming down to stay at Lakeside Lodges Lyng for 4 days w/c 18th Feb. and we are itching to tackle the Wensum the lodges/hotel have 2 stretches available to us. Any advice you can give us would be very welcome, especially, is it snaggy what strength line should we be looking at? I want to pick some new stuff up on the way down.

Will i fish?

feeds@yuku.com (JonsB) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:30:46 GMT

Hi all. Was hoping to fish this weekend around the knightwick area, is the river in its banks?

Cherwell Afternoon 23/02

feeds@yuku.com (barbel2boyd) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:48:42 GMT

Back in its banks and looking lovely.
I fished from 3pm til 6pm and picked up 4 lovely chub, nothing huge, biggest about three and half.
Missed a few good bites too. No barbel though, may try again tonight.

very wet Lacock

feeds@yuku.com (bagpuss32) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:59:39 GMT

fished a very wet lacock saturday for six hours all for one pull but well worth the wait.A p.b for me at 12lb 4oz very happy.

Avoncliff flooding

feeds@yuku.com (jumbodog1) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:29:58 GMT

Hi All

I am hoping to go for a mooch about down at Avoncliffe on Sunday, Has anybody seen the water levels and have they finally subsided. Looking at the pictures posted earlier this week I thought I would check.

Cheers

Jedd