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

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...

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

Paul waits for a hatch: time spent by ...

What’s happening in the world of game-fishing