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29 th January 2020
Small STREAM FISHING - A Trip Down Memory Lane!
For this latest episode we’re back with the ultimate trip down memory lane! Re-visiting and fishing some of the small streams and tiny bodies of water we used to fish when we were just young lads.Back then, 20+ years ago, we thought we were the
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05 th March 2019
In Search of the Impossible- Jack Fairweather
Nowadays a Wensum barbel is like gold dust, very far and few between; I feel privileged to catch the ones I have.The first one I managed to catch was quite lucky, I was swimming in the river with a couple of mates as it was school holidays, when I
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River Fishing For Roach & Dace - Quivertip Silvers!
For this latest episode we took the camera's down to our local river wensum to try and target a few silver fish! Inspired by the legend John Wilson, who is sadly no longer with us, we aimed to try and catch a few Roach.Armed with a few maggots, a
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10 th April 2018
Darryn Stolworthy - River Season Review
I finally got near the Wensum in the second week of January, an after-work session with Justin. The river was still up a bit, and pushing through, but it was fishable. The first swim I dropped into was where the river widened a bit; I was fishing
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24 th January 2018
Darryn Stolworthy - Winter Roaming
I had got all my pike stuff ready in the weeks leading up to the start of October, and was really looking forward to getting out after them. I managed three days in the first two weeks of October, for a grand total of 1 dropped run! Not the start I
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17 th March 2017
Doing Dad Proud - Steve Swan
On the 12th of March, my brother and I fished an organised match down on Riverside Road in the city centre. The match was organised as a memorial match for my late father, as he used to run a series of matches every winter. So, this year, the
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River Fishing For Chub - Watercraft For Beginners!
For this latest episode we headed to the banks of our local river Wensum to do a spot of Chub fishing and to hopefully explain a little bit about watercraft.As the saying goes a few minutes in the right place is better than 24 hours in the wrong
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Chub Fishing On The River - Rigs, Tips & Tactics
Before the end of the traditional river season we managed to head out for a session with our good friend Justin Grapes to the banks of our local river Wensum, with the aim of trying to catch a few Chub on a variety of different methods.The plan was
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05 th January 2016
Stick Float Fishing Fun On The River - Dace Race & Bonus Chub!
Over the past decade due to the increased pressure on the stocks in our river systems, through predators and pollution etc and the increase of commercial fisheries, many rivers have almost become neglected. Methods like trotting the traditional stick
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10 th December 2015
Chub Fishing With Cheese Paste
As seen in Coarse Fishing Answers Magazine… SAY CHEESE FOR CHUB! It’s cheese with added extras, as Gareth Goldson reveals his top paste tactics for chub.Chub love cheese paste, but since the dawn of the boilie and halibut pellets it’s become
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