Baffling barbel
It’s been a successful season so far for Pete Reading, but as usual the successes have been accompanied by the usual bouts of puzzling behaviour on the part of the barbel. that makes the sport so frustrating and fascinating
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Be Prepared for Summer Barbel
Tony Miles illustrates the vital importance of careful and patient swim preparation to tempt the biggest barbel in a stretch of river
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Tuned into liners
Bob Morris examines that frustrating phenomenon known as the line bite – and wonders whether they can they tell us more about the behaviour of our quarry than we realise?
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Don’t bait up for big barbel?
Is there too much emphasis placed upon bait by modern barbel anglers? Tony Miles thinks this may well be the case and advocates some fundamental rules for improving your catches
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The Fallacy of Finesse
David Tipping examines his changing approach to fishing for barbel in his native Yorkshire rivers and his new tactics for fishing in the Trent
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Don’t be Blinkered about Tincas
Soon we will be in the midst of the best time of year for big tench, but do too many anglers spoil their chances by not being adaptable in their approach. Paul Hamilton thinks that this is especially the case in modern tench fishing
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When Maggots Fail...
Paul Garner looks at some of the effective chub bait options when the mighty maggot fails to get the rod tops rattling
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