The eyes have it: match fishers never stop ...

Al Peake casts in hope of an early ...

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

DOM GARNETT – ONE MAN DETERMINED TO KEEP THE PLEASURE IN ANGLING

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...

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