 | Upper Trent Comes Good
The Trent floodwater recedes and the barbel come out to play. Graham bags his first double of the season.
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 | Digital Diary – Not Exactly Relaxing!
Graham wanted just a few hours relaxing fishing with his grandson Calum, but it was all go for the pair of them.
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 | Digital Diary – Upper Trent PB
Graham just missed the floodwater and struggled for one fish, but it was good enough to qualify as his upper Trent PB
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 | Digital Diary - Embraced by the Mother River
With a River Dove low and out of sorts Graham heads off for the Upper Trent
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 | Digital Diary – June 05
Interesting start to the new season to open the barbel fishing account for the new term
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 | Clattercote Recce
With the FISHINGmagic Keith Culley Memorial Match looming just a month away a few of us thought it timely to have a recce on the water
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 | Digital Diary Roundup
Few Diary entries lately says Graham, but here’s a roundup of the last few weeks when chub and trout were caught
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 | The Wye Adventure
Not many fish caught but a very enjoyable trip to the Wye – pity about the digs cutting things short......
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 | 17 September 04 - Still Dreaming
Graham’s still on a roll as he cops another big Dove barbel of over 13lb just three weeks after catching a 14-pounder
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 | 24 August 04 - A Dream on the Dove?
Surely it couldn’t happen in reality, and we had to keep pinching ourselves to make sure we weren’t dreaming. I’m still not sure……..
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 | 20 Aug 04 – Coming Unstuck
No shortage of barbel bites Graham reports in his Digital Diary, but too many coming unstuck on the Dove
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 | 17 August 04 - Monster!
It took about 100yds of line on its first run. It took two rods and four of us to land it nearly an hour later. From the River Dove. What was it?
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 | 13 August 04 – Double Joy
It was good to be back after the Dove barbel following a long lay-off, but even better to catch two doubles
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 | 21 June 04 - The Dove – A PB for Openers
It was a good session for everyone (except Graham who was on the run) but especially for setting a new PB for a regular and a good fish for a guest
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 | 1st June 04 - Two Flyfishing PB’s in One Day
Graham’s best day yet for fly-caught trout, a personal best rainbow and a personal best brown. And, both fell to dry fly
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 | 19th May 04 - Ellerdine Checked Out
Graham and Dave pay a visit to Ellerdine Lakes to check them out for the second FISHINGmagic Flyfishing Fish-in
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 | Digital Diary - Over the Rainbow
Victims of the 'new fly syndrome' and then we cop a few. And it's a happy Easter for Ed when he nobbles his first 'blue'
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 | Digital Diary: More fun on the Ribble
We didn’t have anywhere near as many bites as we’ve had on some sessions in the same swims (when most bites were missed), but what bites we had were real rod-benders...
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 | Digital Diary: River in good nick
Yes, it’s been a long time since the last diary entry but not because I haven’t been fishing...
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 | Digital Diary: Chubbing at last
So, off we went to the Ribble, armed with bread, cheese and a some mashed bread for feed
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 | Digital Diary: The Best Brownie
Dave and I are still doing lots of flyfishing for trout as we wait for the rivers to get a good flush-through
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 | Digital Diary: Ups and Downs
Mixed blessings with the fishing just lately
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 | Digital Diary: Desperate for Water
Dave and I fished the Dove for barbel on Tuesday, 19th, and blanked
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 | Digital Diary: Pennine Revisited
Dave and I decided we would have a go for a bigger trout this week and the obvious choice within reasonable distance from our area was Pennine Trout Fishery
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 | Digital Diary: Not Flying But Better
Flyfishing for trout has been particularly dire during the recent spell of hot weather. The normally lively rainbows have been lurking near the bottom to escape the full force of the sun
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 | Digital Diary: Back On The Fly
I’ve always enjoyed a spot of flyfishing but it’s been a long time since I took a great deal of interest in it
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 | Digital Diary: PB for Dave
We finished our zander efforts for a while with a bang - or at least Dave did
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 | Digital Diary: Good To Fish Again
We had to wait for well over an hour, which was expected being as the water was so clear, before Dave had the first bite
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 | Digital Diary: Rising Levels Beat Us Again
Back on the Ribble but for much of the same thing. Sudden heavy rainfall at home made us wonder what had happened in the Ribble Valley
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 | Digital Diary: Short And Sweet Session
Dave and I arrived on the banks of the Ribble at about 3.30pm, giving us just enough time to get settled in and comfortable in the hour or so of daylight that was left
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 | Digital Diary: More fun on the Ribble
Back on the Ribble with Dave while the weather is right for chubbing. Lovely dry frosts but a slight rise in temperature – and no rain!
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