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Chub and barbel fishing – catch more freelining
It’s late summer and I had a bit of free time before my family holiday, so I decided to go chub and barbel fishing on the River Lea. I like to keep things simple and free lining luncheon meat is a great way to tempt them at this time of the year. I love this…
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Chub Fishing with Lures
I love using floating crankbaits on the river for chub, and not just in the winter months, I’ve found lures work really well in warmer conditions too. At the start of the season, I decided to spend more time on the River Lea fishing for chub fishing with lures. I like the way the chub…
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Barbel Fishing on Small Rivers
You can view a full video of this session and my approach to Barbel Fishing on Small Rivers on my YouTube channel – please click here and subscribe to follow more of my angling adventures. It’s the 16th June and the start of the river season. For me, this means it’s time for barbel on…
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Lure Fishing for Chub – Salmo Rattlin Hornet
It’s March 2020 I’ve just discovered the awesome Crankbait that is the Salmo Rattlin Hornet, a first class lure for Chub fishing. We’ve just been through some terrible conditions this winter just gone. It wasn’t cold, in fact it was quite mild but there was rain and flooding like I can never remember! Frequently I…
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Float Fishing for Pike
There is very little that’s more exciting in fishing than seeing a float slip away, knowing that an absolute beast of a Pike might be on the end! Float fishing for Pike is something that I look forward to each Winter. This article covers a magic little session I had on a large Lea Valley…
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First day of the season fishing the river lea
Oh my god it’s been a looonnnng closed season! It seemed like forever before 16th June came round! The first day of the river season has become so special to me. I used to be a puddle chucker but for the last 5 years or so I’ve fallen in love with the river. Sure I…
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Big perch fishing in the Lea Valley and River Stort – winter 2017
What follows is a short article that covers my winter of 2017 perch fishing in the Lea Valley on the River Lea and the River Stort. Last years perch fishing had been fantastic and I was more than ready when October came round, the temperatures started dropping and the lure rods started calling! Once you’ve…
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River lea big perch campaign – winter 2016
This article is about big perch fishing River Lea. I have never been the kind of angler that hangs his rods up during the winter. It’s a fantastic time to be out on the bank. There is nothing more stunning than a really bright, crisp morning at dawn in winter. I do, however, vary my…
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The Old River Lee
The Old River Lee is Izaak Walton’s old stomping ground. If you read The Compleat Angler you will know of his chapters that cover the fish he caught from this tiny little stretch of river. It’s a quiet loop on the back of the main river that is full of surprises. I joined Ware Angling Club…