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JDecided to give the very low clear river a miss and see if there was any surface feeding activity on the reservoir yet. Though some...
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JGood night tonight,slow at 1st.but about 7.45 the buzzers started hatching with a vengance ,and the fish came up. had several takes.but...
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JSince buying an Orvis Clearwater Large Arbour Cassette reel from a fellow forum member a couple of months ago I have been on the lookout...
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JJohnH reacted to kerryjordan's post in the thread Angling Trust Response To Barbel Society Otter Petition with
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A reasoned and eloquent reply from Jamie Cook from the Angling Trust - an organisation that has gone from strength to strength... -
JThought you might like to see this picture Gary sent me today, all of 6” he reckons and put up a great fight. Very gold with big black...
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JJohnH reacted to Lewis Chessman's post in the thread Old Partridge 'Black Shadow' Info Request. with Like.
I'm pleased to say that I purchased another Black Shadow via eBay which is now with me - a 9 1/2 ft #8/9. The condition on arrival was...
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JAnd a good few would insist you never need any more than a 5wt 😁
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JJohnH replied to the thread Conservation Corner.All depends on what you mean by "darn sarf". There's plenty of well known reservoirs in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. And plenty in...
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JI think the Trent sturgeon are probably flood escapees or abandoned pets. A local commercial coarse fishery holds a couple of sturgeon...
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JJohnH replied to the thread Conservation Corner.I have also seen the destruction of ranunculus as bobmiddlepoint describes, arising from large swan numbers, on the Wiltshire Avon and...
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JSwan numbers in some areas are very much higher now than they were forty years ago. They were probably lower than they should have been...
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JRanunculus I quite frequently receive emails that demand a reply in some depth, and I feel might be of interest to us all. These are...
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JJohnH reacted to Editor's post in the thread HRH Duke of Edinburgh: Fish Legal and ACA patron and long-term supporter of our fight for clean rivers with Like.
Issued by the Angling Trust: The Angling Trust & Fish Legal are saddened by the news that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of...
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JFor sure - as Jimmy and others say - mix it up and try different things. I'm going by the OP having success with lures (which are maybe...
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JI would go along with that John ,I’d say that was always the case then and it’s just as relevant now.Fish will change their moods and...
