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

It can be one of the most productive times of the year. But get it wrong and you’ll wonder why you’ve caught nothing. Follow our tips to ensure you make this spring a season to remember!

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

Al Peake casts in hope of an early ...

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...

After a quiet month in James Raymond waits for the arrival of the smolt-scoffing spurdogs, but only after his long-awaited trip to Norway