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23 rd February 2018
February Floods - Ade Kiddell
At the end of my last Blog I mentioned that my local river was in major flood, the major flood continued for a good few days with some damage to local properties and several roads closed due to flooding. The good thing was as the flood was caused by
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11 th January 2018
December Barbel Quest - Ade Kiddell
This time last year we were wrapped up against the cold wind, the river was low and clear and on a few occasions we struggled to fish as the line was freezing in the rod rings. At the lowest point the temperature hit minus 13, so its crazy to think
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30 th November 2017
Targets Set & Targets Met - Ade
After a busy season running a fishing guest house it was great at last to think about getting out and doing some fishing myself. We have had a very dry summer so the river has been low and clear with very little flow, hardly ideal barbel fishing
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17 th October 2017
October Cocktail - Ade Kiddell
So, the plan was to move to France, live by a river and go fishing whenever I wanted. Dreams are all very well, but the reality of the last few weeks has seen us working flat out both with repairs on the house and with plenty of visiting anglers keen
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31 st August 2017
Old Stomping Grounds - Ade Kiddell
After a few very busy weeks here in France it was great to have a week off to get back to the UK for a few days. The fishing out here has been great in general with loads of barbel, bream and chub, we have had some very hot weather so fishing in the
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26 th July 2017
Simple Fishing - Ade Kiddell
Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to fish over the last few weeks, with a busy guesthouse to run and part of that being an old French house that’s being renovated, guests and cement have had to come before fishing. That isn't to say I haven't
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05 th June 2017
Spawning Time... Ade kiddell
I have never been a session carp angler, although I like a night on the bank and have on odd occasions spent the night in pursuit of a carp or 2, however I much prefer to stalk them, feed some spots, observe their behaviour and then set a trap to
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15 th May 2017
Preparing For The New Season... Ade kiddell
Out here in France we don't have a river close season. Apart from a few months (Feb to May) for predators, it’s possible to fish all year round. The close season in the UK is antiquated and complicated it needs a total overhaul, I my opinion. The
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09 th May 2017
A Welcome Surprise... Ade kiddell
Whilst out looking for new areas to fish close to his French home our very own French correspondent Ade kiddell got a surprise in the shape of a huge river carp!Ade explained... "I am always out and about looking at new areas for both myself and
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06 th April 2017
A Funny Thing Happened… Ade Kiddell
It seems like as the river season closed in the UK, over here in France the fish woke up and were hungry. Over the last few days, the barbel and chub have been on the feed and I have managed plenty of decent fish, breaking my river barbel PB in
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