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Glory days of huge catches return to the River Trent

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Angling Times, 27 August 2010 11:30

Fishing on the River Trent is better than it has been for the past 20 years. That is the opinion of a host of the nation’s best-known and most well-respected anglers who have this week said that the famous waterway is now producing its best sport for match, specimen and pleasure anglers for decades. Five-times world champion Alan Scotthorne has ...

 

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Glory days of huge catches return to the River Trent

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Angling Times,
27 August 2010 11:30

Fishing on the River Trent is better than it has been for the past 20 years. That is the opinion of a host of the nation’s best-known and most well-respected anglers who have this week said that the famous waterway is now producing its best sport for match, specimen and pleasure anglers for decades. Five-times world champion Alan Scotthorne has ...

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Adam's Mill now providing superb chub sport

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Angling Times, 09 July 2010 15:30

This cracking 7lb 9oz chub caught by Dick Bateman (right) is further proof that the famous Adam’s Mill fishery is fast becoming one of the UK’s premier venues for the species. The stretch, which is part of the Great Ouse in Bedfordshire, is better known for producing huge barbel, including the current British record of 21lb 1oz which was taken in ...

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Great barbel and chub catches kick starts river season

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Angling Times, 25 June 2010 16:00

Anglers celebrated a return to running water sport this week with impressive hauls of barbel, chub and bream heading catch returns. Pleasure and specimen rods from the North East right down to the South West got in on the action as they ventured on to the riverbanks for the first time in three months. Leading the way was the mighty ...

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50 great river stretches to try on opening day

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Gofishing.co.uk, 14 June 2010 15:56

With the rivers fishable again on June 16th, we delve into the Gofishing.co.uk crystal ball to predict where the vast majority of fish will be caught... Here we've broken down our list into the main river species and provided a brief guide to the best rivers to catch them so early in the season. If it's anything like previous new river ...

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Final week of river season produces great chub catches

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Angling Times, 26 March 2010 17:00

As temperatures rose for the last week of the season, big-fish anglers nationwide made hay while the sun shone, reporting numerous impressive chub including no fewer than six seven-pounders. Leading the way was Cheshunt, Herts-based George Whiley, who had begun to despair of catching a couple of big fish from the River Lea to take his lifetime’s tally of 7lb-plus ...

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Big chub a hell of a way to start your wedding day!

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Angling Times, 19 March 2010 17:00

Sam Richardson chose to calm his wedding nerves with a short session chubbing on the Great Ouse near Newport Pagnell and landed this pristine 6lb 4oz specimen. Having had his fishing fix, the East Hunsbury, Northants-based 31-year-old landed an even better prize when he took his wedding vows with his bride, Kellie, that afternoon. A paste-wrapped boilie hookbait did the ...

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Rivers in top form for late-season chub catches

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Angling Times, 11 March 2010 15:30

A four-year campaign for a big River Trent chub came to a stunning conclusion for Mick Tolan when he slipped his net under this impressive 6lb 12oz specimen - just one of many big examples of the species taken by the nation’s anglers this week. Mick had been targeting the same stretch of the non-tidal river every winter for a number ...

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Big barbel caught from the River Kennet

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schoony, 19 July 2009 07:23

Here's a lovely River Kennet barbel caught on luncheon meat. It had to be held hard as it was hooked close to some serious snags, and that was a great end to a lovely day - I had lost a large double earlier and been chased by a bull. I really did not expect this on the last cast of the day. ...

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River Avon producing quality barbel and chub

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David Deverell-Jones, 11 July 2009 21:47

I arranged to meet a friend at the bank of the River Avon at Marcliff, we arrived at 03:00 on the 08/07/09. We walked downstream to select a swim for barbel and chub. We selected a nice swim with overhanging trees, bull rushes, lillies and a nice even pace on the river. After the floods of 2007 the habitat had ...

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Matt Hayes to demonstrate his tactics at this year's Go Fishing Show

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Angling Times, 08 July 2009 11:30

Top celebrity angler Matt Hayes has signed up to this year’s exciting Go Fishing Show and has vowed to help increase your all-round angling ability. The popular star has gained millions of fans over the years and will be on hand at the big event to discuss a variety of effective tactics via a series of in-depth demonstrations from the ...

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