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Matthew White
Guest
Hello All,
I am currently planning to catch my first barbel having started fishing rivers through the summer.(Up until now I have mostly fished the ponds and lakes near my home in county durham.)
I have done some research and found a couple of very good stretches on the swale that hold numbers of barbel.
I have read books and looked in back issues of angling mags for help but they all offer different advice and I tend to get confused as to what is the best approach.
I have decided to fish the feeder to start with until I get familiar with the fish and where they are but I plan to expand my methods as I get more confident.
Could anyone answer a few questions for me?
1. What rig/baits should i start off with?
2. How do i bait a swim- catapult or bait dropper(how do I use a bait dropper)
3. Through autumn and winter when are the best times to fish?
If anyone could take some time out to get me started on the right foot i would be very gratefull.
I am currently planning to catch my first barbel having started fishing rivers through the summer.(Up until now I have mostly fished the ponds and lakes near my home in county durham.)
I have done some research and found a couple of very good stretches on the swale that hold numbers of barbel.
I have read books and looked in back issues of angling mags for help but they all offer different advice and I tend to get confused as to what is the best approach.
I have decided to fish the feeder to start with until I get familiar with the fish and where they are but I plan to expand my methods as I get more confident.
Could anyone answer a few questions for me?
1. What rig/baits should i start off with?
2. How do i bait a swim- catapult or bait dropper(how do I use a bait dropper)
3. Through autumn and winter when are the best times to fish?
If anyone could take some time out to get me started on the right foot i would be very gratefull.