Things are slowly warming up now… and sport can be red-hot

I achieve a long-standing ambition, only to discover I might want to raise the bar still further…

THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

THE BEST FISH YOU’VE LANDED THIS WEEK

Thanks to preparation, I wouldn’t be caught napping when warm floods put barbel on the feed – but the river was a hazardous place

Two swollen rivers, three tense days, and right at the death I land a decent barbel to bring a season of mixed fortunes to an end...